Tag: Featured
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Getting up to speed on grid-enhancing tech
There are emerging opportunities for solar developers to work with alternative transmission technology providers on pilots and full scale projects that can help improve the grid. These opportunities are being funded by both state and federal programs aimed at grid improvements —including distribution activities — which benefit a broad spectrum of affected consumers, businesses, utilities……
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Webinar | From CapEx to OpEx: How to Build Profitable Solar Tracker Projects
Wednesday | April 24 | 2 pm EDT | Register here The path to maximizing long-term revenue begins with understanding how terrain, topography, weather, and technology impact CapEx and OpEx. Join our webinar on April 24 to learn how smart decision-making up front can reduce capital and operating expenses while driving a higher ROI. Leading……
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The difference between UL 9540 and 9540A
By: Lucas Miller – Senior Engineering Consultant, Mayfield Renewables In 2018, the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) rebranded to become the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA). Their justification was simple: it was a move that “recognizes solar’s central role in the future of the U.S. electricity generation mix while acknowledging its next evolution……
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Can’t blame IRA | Prevailing wage requirements have no impact on large project costs
Solar labor costs are high and rising, driving “astronomical” bids from EPCs, but market fundamentals, not the IRA’s prevailing wage requirements, are to blame, experts told Solar Builder Magazine. The IRA requires all laborers and mechanics employed by a developer or subcontractor constructing, altering, or repairing a solar project over 1 MW to be paid……
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Design for install: Grading solar projects on under-module wire management plan
Contributed by Mark Gies, director and solar expert at S-5! | This month marks my 15th anniversary in the rooftop solar industry, my biggest stint in any single industry, by a longshot. Most of my solar career has been on the mechanical and structural sides of engineering, with mounting systems, application engineering, codes and standards,……