One container
An awning off one container, posts on the outer edge.
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GoGrid Solar Shade
Shade that powers your camp.
A solar roof between your containers. Start with shade, and add the batteries and inverters whenever you’re ready. Size yours in a minute.
Choose your setup.
Three ways to stand it up. Same kit, same panels, priced as you build.
Two containers
The containers carry both edges. The fewest posts for the power.
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Freestanding
Posts on every edge. Set it up anywhere you can anchor it.
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Prices shown for the standard size. Freight is added when you enter your ZIP.
Setup
Watch it go up.
Posts, rails, beams, clamps, panels. Every piece is carried and set by hand.
- 11 posts.The containers carry the rest.
- 24 beams.Each one 12 feet long.
- 36 panels.16 kW, clamped on without tools.
Made to go up fast.
5½ hrs
To put up a 36-panel bridge with four people.
12 ft
The longest piece in a container build.
16 kW
Of solar on that bridge. About 83 kWh a day in desert sun.
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Delivery, when the kit ships packed inside your new containers.
Power
Power that grows with it.
EG4 inverters in road cases and battery racks on wheels. We size the inverters to your panel strings and the batteries to your nights. Change either one in a tap.
- Split-phase or three-phase. 120/240 V for camp gear, 120/208 V for production.
- Sized for you. Every panel string gets its own solar input.
- Bring your own. Already own inverters or batteries? Use them.
The structure
Your containers are the frame.
Two shipping containers carry the array, so a 36-panel roof needs just 11 posts. Aluminum pipe and quick-release clamps go up by hand.
- Held down for the playa. Four 12-inch lag bolts at every post, or ballast on hard ground.
- Shade first. 844 sq ft of shade under a 36-panel bridge.
- Dry underneath. Add rain gutters over every panel gap.
Burning Man 2024
93
People in one camp, on solar.
We powered a camp of 93 on solar and batteries at Burning Man 2024. Here is what a camp that size looks like as a GoGrid build today.
From build to playa.
Build it
Start from your headcount or pick every option yourself. The price updates as you go.
Confirm it
Smaller kits check out online. Larger systems and container builds get a quote with freight and lead time before you pay.
Put it up
It arrives labeled and packed. Four people put up a 36-panel bridge in about five and a half hours.
Questions? Answers.
What does it cost?
The price shows live as you build, with freight once you enter a delivery ZIP. Larger systems, and builds that include containers, are confirmed by quote before you pay. The configurator tells you which yours is.
How long does it take to put up?
About five and a half hours for a 36-panel bridge with four people. The configurator shows the time, crew, weight and longest piece for your exact build.
How is it held down?
On playa or soil, every post base takes four 12-inch lag bolts. On hard surfaces it stands on ballast, with nothing in the ground. Over containers, the array sits on bearing pads and is strapped down. Tell us about your site and its wind before you order and we will check the fit.
Can I use my own panels, inverters or batteries?
Yes. Panels up to 1134 mm (44.6″) wide fit, three across each cell, and the structure is sized to your panel length. Bring-your-own inverters and batteries are options in the power step.
How does it get to my site?
Freight on pallets, priced by ZIP. Buy new containers with it and the whole kit ships packed inside them, racked so every part has a place.
Can I rent instead?
For some dates, yes. See rentals, or send us a build code and your dates.
Have a big or unusual site?
Tell us about it, and a GoGrid specialist will size it with you.