Sheep have been used here in Vermont. Not as destructive as goats. I have seen them in a solar farm but haven’t followed up with the owners to see if there have been any problems.
John Blittersdorf CV Wind & Solar On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 7:32 AM Lloyd Hoffstatter < ll...@sunstruckconsulting.com> wrote: > We used a state approved low grow seed mix in NJ. Some info on seed mixes > from NREL. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/66218.pdf > > Best regards, > Lloyd Hoffstatter > Sunstruck Consulting > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf > of Ray <r...@solarray.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2020 11:07:18 PM > *To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Site Groundskeeping > > Goats are definitely off, I found they ate everything except what you > wanted them to. Very cute though. The low profile "Robo mower" idea > has merit. > > The best I've seen was a wild flower seed mix, that all grew only a > couple of feet high max. They probably needed some weed wacking a few > times a year, but much less than grass. Totally depends on the > location. On the wet side of Maui, you would have the array disappear > into the jungle in 6 months, never to be seen again. In the desert, it > might be sage brush after 10 years. > > I worked on a project once that used 4" deep gravel spread over 160 > acres. Total disaster in my opinion; think how many cubic yards had to > be trucked in. Vehicles got stuck in the loose gravel, it slowed > everyone down, and 3 ft high weeds were growing up out of it in 6 > weeks. Then when you went to weed wack, you had gravel projectiles sent > flying into the glass. > > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 5/13/20 9:28 PM, Jay wrote: > > Have you thought of sheep? > > > > Goats can be tough as they like to eat wire and climb on the panels. But > if the modules are off the ground high enough might work. > > > > Jay > > > > Peltz power. > > > > > >> On May 13, 2020, at 6:22 PM, Corey Shalanski <coreso...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> This is not so much a "wrench" question--more like a "lawnmower" > question... > >> > >> For anyone involved with large-scale ground mount systems, I am curious > about the various methods being used to control vegetation. My sense has > been that O&M service providers generally gravitate toward gas > mowers/trimmers with spot application of chemical herbicides. Does anyone > have any experience with alternative methods, such as specialized seeding > (e.g. pollinator-friendly), groundcover plants, goat herds, maybe even > robotic GPS-guided mowers? I'm especially interested to hear from anyone > who has analyzed the pros/cons of different methods or who can speak to any > approaches that might be site-specific. > >> > >> -- > >> Corey Shalanski > >> Jah Light Solar > >> Portland, Jamaica > >> _______________________________________________ > >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > >> > >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > >> > >> Change listserver email address & settings: > >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > >> > >> List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > >> > >> List rules & etiquette: > >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > >> > >> Check out or update participant bios: > >> www.members.re-wrenches.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out or update participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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