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  • Three wire management tips for residential solar installers

    As part of our Wire and Cable Management Buyer’s Guide, we asked manufacturers for some installation tips. Here is what they had to say. Working off the roof. Installers are still doing most of the wire management assembly once they are up on the roof. We have seen several installersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • O&M tip: Protect PV connectors at all times

    One of the most impressive things about walking around (at least most) utility-scale PV sites, is how neat, orderly, and consistent the cable management is. Unfortunately though this might be covering up some of the issues that happened during the install phase. Issues that create weak points and compromised components,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Here’s the main obstacle to solar plant predictive maintenance according to DNV GL

    Predictive maintenance is an ideal that will become a must as the solar industry continues to grow. A new report from DNV GL highlights just how cool/valuable predictive maintenance can be when implemented, but also how far we are from it. The good news is the biggest obstacle seems (inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How to select the best metering hardware for each solar project (and an overview of top options)

    Monitoring is essential to effectively manage and optimize the performance of solar PV systems, particularly commercial sites, as they are likely to have revenue-grade production, inverter-level monitoring capabilities, weather stations and additional load monitoring at the site. For sites measuring performance-based incentives such as Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECS) orRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How does O&M add value to solar power plants? Let me count the ways

    Borrego rebranded this year and shifted its focus after implementing a host of organizational changes in 2020. Its three business units—development, EPC, and O&M — have already begun operating independently, drawing on each other’s strengths when needed. We asked them how they built up that O&M business unit specifically —Read More — Solar Builder magazine