Tag: Featured
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How optimizers bridge the gap to 1,500-volt PV systems
The need to lower PV system costs is driving large-scale solar developers to consider changing from 1,000- to 1,500-volt DC systems. The United States PV market was able to lower the cost of PV systems by increasing the maximum system voltage from 600 to 1,000 volts a few years ago.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Inside the new, improved decentralized tracker from GameChange Solar
When GameChange Solar was formed, its goal was to, well, change the game in racking. The game in particular the company has changed is that of levelized cost of energy by offering some of the lowest priced fixed-tilt mounting and racking systems in the industry. The N.Y.-based company is ready toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The value of residential solar trackers for installers and customers
Residential trackers aren’t for every customer, but they are far from a novelty, and having them among your menu of sellable system options could expand your pool of available jobs. Like much of the solar industry, technology in this area has improved. The first such systems on the market toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Florida Supreme Court to rule on controversial utility-backed solar ballot measure
With the solar industry increasing at such a rapid pace, you’d assume “The Sunshine State” would be just exploding with installations. But that hasn’t been the case, and depending on how the state handles a new amendment that’s been proposed, it might never be the case. Basically, the Florida Supreme CourtRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Four steps for converting more solar sales
Solar customers are out there in abundance, and it is up to the installer to harness and convert them. Think of it like this: Customers are rays of the sun; you are a PV system. But our hope is to get your conversion efficiency higher than a PV system’s 21Read More — Solar Builder magazine