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Studio gains
a possibility without sacriicing modern comforts. And, despite Mark Snyder is the owner of Mark Snyder Electric, a renewable

With Wheelock’s decision to start running a welding studio, Mr. Wheelock has even beat his net-zero energy system installer and factory-certiied inverter repair service for
welding at home, the home’s power dream. Last year, he produced a $200 surplus of power.
renewable energy and mobile systems.
needed a jump. Instead of throwing
money at the challenge and simply
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adding more solar panels to his roof,
Wheelock decided to install three ground-
mounted, passive trackers. hough

mostly passive, these trackers have the
ability to “lip over” before the sun comes
up to boost power output.
In addition, a thermal device ensures

the trackers wake early, so the modules
can catch the irst sunlight in the
morning. his device provides another
1,100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year,

which is roughly a 10% gain. And, most
importantly, that’s enough to bring the
home back to its net-zero status.
By combining ground-mounted

trackers with an early wakeup device,
this system is over 54% more eicient
than ground or roof-mounted panels. he
panels generate an average of 40 kWh per

day.
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Power outages
What once were mere dreams had Lower Cost Solutions.

become a net-zero reality for Wheelock,
until 2012. hat year, utilities in San
Diego began shutting of electricity to
the backcountry during especially high Adjustable Z-Purlin and C-Channel tooling available

winds, leaving thousands of people
(including Wheelock) without power
during windy weather.
Wheelock had power most of the
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time, but he never knew when his
grid-connected power would be turned racking performance.
of. And without a backup system to
store energy, solar system owners are

dependent on daylight or the utility
for their power. At times, these power
outages can last days, and those afected • Roll Formed parts custom fabricated
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can’t so much as pump water from their
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homes or operate their businesses.
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In 2014, Wheelock decided to become holes, slots and other features
solar racking structural to help reduce system costs
self-suicient by installing a battery components for your
backup system to his home. Flooded, • Reduced part costs which increases
lead-acid batteries were chosen for their racking designs with
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durability, cycle life, and ability to handle an unyielding focus on
product quality, customer • On-site service center with over
large temperature variations. In total,
16, six-volt, lead-acid batteries were used service and on-time delivery.
37,000,000# of steel inventory
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training on how to maintain the batteries
in conjunction with the solar panels,
for longer life and better performance.
So far, Wheelock has been through
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three power outages, but he has yet to
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Wheelock’s home provides a shining
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