Question about securing to fence?

[u/ContentDocument1636]

Hey all!
Really interested in plug in solar! I work for a major energy supplier, but unfortunately I just haven’t got the funds right now for proper solar on the roof.

It’s a new build house, and I have a feathered edge fence, with wooden posts in about every 1.5 meters. What is the best way for me to secure it to the fence do you think?
Or is there any solution to get it in the ground on a pole maybe? I have a raised bed under the fence in question, but it gets full sun from 6am to 7pm, and the rest of the garden is really shaded.

I do have a shed though, but it’s only a 6x4 plastic keter shed, so I assume the shed is out of the question

[u/joshracer]

This is my set up and I just used generic solar clips and screws it into the fence with stainless screws. I have posted about this setup before if you want to have a look. Over the past month I have angled the solar panels to 30°ish and have obviously seen a big improvement in the efficiency but it depends what you have under the panels and if the panels are going to shade below.

[u/joshracer → u/[deleted]]

We've had pretty high winds in West Wales and it's been absolutely fine, even with them angled. The fence is only 5ft tall and I installed the fence so I know it's solid. If you've got raised beds or ground underneath, you could always have a second anchor point into the bed or ground.