e g to maintain the folded state or to provide increased strength of the solar panels 310 to the zee channels 312 to account for the sheer force that would not be present in the final unfolded state in this embodiment when unfolded the two channel support beams first and second sections 314 and 317 one on each side of the beam support column 318 form in effect a single beam aligned on the same axis and connected end to end ancillary electrical equipment shown in other figures e g fig3 a e g weather station 321 inverter 316 ac panel board 319 can be attached beneath the canopy e g attached to a part of the beam support columns 318 or channel support beams first and second sections 314 or 317 fig5 a is a perspective view of one embodiment of a plurality of the foldable solar canopy structures 300 aligned end to end and unfolded and installed and attached to bollard footing 320 any number e g 10 20 50 of foldable solar canopy structures 300 may be aligned end to end to achieve the desired electric energy generation and to fit the available space at the site typically the plurality of foldable solar canopy structures 300 are electrically connected in series in this embodiment the bollard footing 320 is above grade in another embodiment the top of the bollard footing is at grade ancillary electrical equipment e g a d c a c inverter is attached beneath the canopy e g attached to a part of channel support beams first and second sections 314 or 317 fig5 b is a side elevation view of one embodiment of the foldable.