METHOD OF INSTALLING A FIXED TILT SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WITH ASCENDING AND DESCENDING PANEL ORIENTATION

1 . A method of installing stationary structural members of a solar panel racking structure, the method comprising:

positioning a jig on a surface relative to a datum on the surface;

using the jig as a guide and driving a first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground at fixed positions relative to one another;

removing the jig from the first plurality of stationary structural members;

repositioning the jig to a desired position relative to the datum; and

repeating the steps of using the jig as a guide, driving a second plurality of stationary members into the ground and removing the jig.

2 . The method of claim 1 , where the using the jig as a guide and driving comprises driving each of the first plurality of stationary members into the ground through an associated one of a plurality of guides located on the jig.

3 . The method of claim 1 , where the using the jig as a guide and driving comprises driving each of the first plurality of stationary members into the ground through an associated one of a plurality of eyelets located on the jig.

4 . The method of claim 1 , where the using the jig as a guide and driving comprises driving each of the first plurality of stationary members into the ground through an associated one of a plurality of tubing segments located on the jig.

5 . The method of claim 2 , where the step of removing comprises lifting the jig so each of the plurality of guides no longer surrounds its associated one of the first plurality of stationary structural members.

6 . The method of claim 5 , where the jig is rectangular and the guides are mounted to exterior corners of the rectangular jig, and the step of using the jig as a guide and driving a first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground comprises driving a first and a second stationary structural member of the first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground such that a top surface of each of the first and the second stationary structural members is a height H 1 above the ground, and driving a third and a fourth stationary structural member of the first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground such that a top surface of each of the third and the fourth stationary structural members is a height H 2 above the ground, where height H 1 is not equal to height H 2 .

7 . A method of installing stationary structural members of a solar panel racking structure, the method comprising:

positioning a jig on a surface relative to a datum on the surface;

using the jig as a guide and driving a first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground at fixed positions relative to one another;

removing the jig from the first plurality of stationary structural members;

repositioning the jig to a desired position relative to the first plurality of stationary structural members; and

repeating the steps of using the jig as a guide, driving a second plurality of stationary members into the ground and removing the jig.

8 . A method of installing stationary structural members of a solar panel racking structure, the method comprising:

positioning a jig on a surface relative to a datum on the surface;

using the jig as a guide and driving a first plurality of stationary structural members into the ground at fixed positions relative to one another;

removing the jig from the first plurality of stationary structural members;

repositioning the jig to a desired position; and

repeating the steps of using the jig as a guide, driving a second plurality of stationary members into the ground and removing the jig.