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  • Need easy access to utility data for a sales proposal? Try Utility Data for Solar

    Urjanet, a global leader in utility data aggregation, has launched Utility Data for Solar, a Data-as-a-Service solution that provides on-demand access to residential and commercial energy usage, cost, and location data from more than 900 electric utilities in over 15 countries. With the launch of this new service, solar providersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Time for use? How to prepare PV systems today for storage tomorrow

    This is an excerpt from the 2018 Inverter Buyer’s Guide. Be sure to download the full free report, complete with specs on 136 inverters at the bottom of this page. We know that a PV system is a 25-year asset, but we maybe don’t think enough about what that meansRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV Pointer: How tile hooks factor into safety, noise prevention, long-term leak protection

    The two most common approaches to mounting PV arrays on tile roofs are “standoff” posts and tile hooks. Standoff posts tend to be stronger due to their simple column loading design, while tile hooks use a cantilevered loading configuration (think diving board), which deflects under wind and snow loading. ARead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • State funding paves way for solar plus storage system at New York college campus

    A solar energy and battery storage system was completed on The State University of New York at New Paltz campus. The battery storage unit will be used at times of high electric demand and during emergencies or power outages to support the college’s designated emergency shelter for the campus andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Update on First Solar’s new U.S. manufacturing plant

    Rudolph Libbe Inc., of the Rudolph Libbe Group, will serve as design/build contractor for First Solar Inc.’s new $400 million solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 on the 1 million-square-foot facility, which will manufacture Series 6 thin-film PV modules and tripleRead More — Solar Builder magazine