{"id":116265,"date":"2012-11-23T07:08:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T06:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116265"},"modified":"2021-01-05T14:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T13:49:27","slug":"sma-charges-up-the-austin-city-limits-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/sma-charges-up-the-austin-city-limits-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"SMA Charges Up the Austin City Limits Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Austin City Limits Music Festival<\/a>\u00a0lineup included some serious heavy hitters \u2014 Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, and SMA inverters!<\/p>\n<p>Sister companies and Sunny PRO Club members <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarcommunity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solar Community<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontility.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ONTILITY<\/a> provided an off-grid photovoltaic solar system for this year\u2019s music festival, which took place over three days at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. <!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1652\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00618v2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1652\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1652\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1652 lazyload\" title=\"Solar Community and ONTILITY \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00618v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/196;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar charging station provided enough outlets to charge 50 phones at a time.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The PV system served as a shade structure and a charging station for concertgoers\u2019 cell phones and cameras, and also provided power for an information center and other site enhancements during the festival. SMA powered the system in the form of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/grid-tied-inverters\/sunny-boy\/sunny-boy-5000-us-6000-us-7000-us-8000-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Boy 6000-US<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/off-grid-and-back-up-solutions\/sunny-island-5048-5048-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Island 5048-US<\/a>\u00a0and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/off-grid-and-back-up-solutions\/smartformer-for-sunny-island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartformer<\/a>. \u00a0The system also featured 24 Canadian Solar modules, a Schletter Inc. shade structure, and 12 Deka batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reception we received was amazing,\u201d said Brandon Mathis, ONTILITY vice president of design, engineering and delivery. \u201cFolks were very impressed with the setup and appreciative of the ability to charge up and stay connected.\u00a0We only had enough outlets to charge about 50 phones at a time and we could have used another 50!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathis was impressed not only by the reception at the festival, but also by the Sunny Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys have a heck of a machine going on,\u201d he said. \u201cI have worked with off-grid products before, so I have some knowledge built up. 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