It’s time for a solar update. As noted in our previous article, the solar panel racks were delivered to our site and we were waiting for the plans and such. Well, the time has come for installation.

A week ago, we hooked the solar-powered batteries back up to our main power line. There was a slight amount of down-time as we had to disconnect our power sources to ensure a safe transition.

Solar Panel Closeup

Well after about 2 hours of grueling manual labor, we have delivered several tons of solar panels and racks onto our rooftop. Quite literally, we had a chain of hands going from the ground level up onto the roof. For guys accustomed to a nice cool office environment, working outside in the midday heat was indeed a “challenge”.

Well, what’s left now? There’s still a few boxes that need to go up to the roof but we’ll let the installers take care of that stuff. We’ve done about as much as we could. We’re trying to get them to come install it this weekend, but have not gotten a commitment from them yet. Worst case, they should be able to get up there next weekend to do the final installation.

We at Iron Mountain Hosting cannot wait to get them back up there on the roof. They’re a true sight to behold in the midday sun. Towers of power glistening in the sunlight, delivering pure, natural energy to our racks and servers.

We’ll post another update once the panels are back in place, until then we’ll get our cameras ready.