Syracuse Solar and Wind

Solar Panel Mounts

Deciding how to mount your solar system is one of the most important decisions that you will make. Syracuse Solar and Wind has designed this web page in order to clear up some of the confusion and hopefully give you new insights into what mounting system will be best for you!

The Roof Mounted Solar System

Most Popular Mounting Choice

Roof mounted systems are designed to make the best use of your available roof space. Roof mounted systems are inexpensive and are far enough off the ground to avoid many of the obsicales that can shade your solar panels from the suns rays. There are some drawbacks to roof mounted solar systems. During heavy snows the solar panels on a roof mounted system can become covered. Good thing is that we figure this into our calculations when designing your system. A well designed roof mounted solar system will be engineered with a genreous amount of space between the solar panels and the roof as to allow adaquete ventallation to cool the panels during hot weather. Roof mounted solar systems can be used for new construction or exhisting roofs. The mounts are easily disassembled so that a roof can be reshingled. Metal roofs such as the one pictured to the left have special mounting engineered specifically for this style roof. Metal standing seamed roofs have one of the lowest cost mounting systems available. Weather it be slate, metal , asphalt or teracotta tyle we have a roof mounting system for you.

Top of Pole Mount

"Very Popular"

The top of the pole mounted system offers customer a versitile choice for mounting their solar system. Mounting solar panels on the top of a pole gives keeps solar panels far enough off of the ground that snow is not an issue and mowing a lawn behind the mounts is quick and easy. Top of pole mounted systems have the advantage of being seasoanlly adjusted and giveing their owners additional solar output. A simple socket and wrench and 10 minutes time and this mount can be change the match the angle of the sun. With the Top of pole mounted system the solar panels can be kept cool all year round.

Low Profile Roof or Ground Mounts

Good for Flat Roofs and Ground applications

The low profile solar panel mounts are perfectly designed for mounting on the top of flat roofs, on the ground where height is a factor, or turn them around and mount them on a wall. This versitle solar panel mount is both economical and efficient. Add a telescoping leg and you have the perfect adjustable solar panel mount

Roof Groud Mount

Inexpensive way to mount a system on the Ground

Roof Groud mounts are primarliy used for ground mounted system or on locations that are limited on space and have the ability to utilize height. The Roof Ground Mounted system is quickly becoming an economical and efficient way to mount a solar system.

Ballased Roof Mounted System

Perfect for Commercial Flat Roof Systems

Ballasted systems are specially designed for each application. When a roof does not have the ability to be drilled and lag bolted. Ballasted solar mounted systems are weighted down with cinderblocks. The systems are designed based on the slope of the roof, the angle of the solar panels, the height of the roof, and the highest recorded wind speed for your area. Great choice for flat roofs.