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Tesla:
All solar installs, from resi roof (dingle family) to the largest comm REQUIRE engineering submittals. For roof loading, and wind uplift.

The majority of the large comm jobs use 'self-ballasted' racking for the panels. (Concrete blocks)

Our Building Inspectors verify the 'spec' on the blocks, including the weights of the block. You may be surprised on reading some of the red tags.