Tag: Featured
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Solar customers shop on YouTube more than you think — here’s four ways you can capitalize
If you haven’t been paying attention to YouTube, it’s time to start thinking about it. The platform has over 1.9 billion monthly users and 6 out of 10 people now say they prefer online video to live TV. Each quarter, Modernize compiles and publishes what we have learned from interviewsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Value Short: How various net metering policy changes alter the value of solar energy
Net energy metering (NEM) policies play a crucial role in making residential solar installations a good investment for homeowners in the U.S., so it’s important that solar contractors have a clear understanding of them. This is particularly true now, as many utilities have begun introducing changes to their NEM programsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vertical Reach: Trina Solar is taking turn-key solar procurement to its furthest point yet
Solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies have all too often been forced to choose solar components for projects as a function of what is available in a given timeframe rather than what is preferred. While cost may not be a great issue in these cases, making all the partsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Support Group: How Entropy Solar Integrators saved their sinking Snow Camp, N.C., microgrid
Permanent, reliable generation is the ultimate goal of any microgrid development. Without support, the weight of the equipment and pads/skids will cause sinking and tilting of the equipment that could result in system failure. In many areas, these installations must also be secure enough to withstand the possibility of extremeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What to know about the simultaneous AC- and DC-coupling of a solar PV system
Traditionally, DC-coupled systems were used mainly in small domestic and off-grid applications. Systems using a charger controller to control the power into the chemical storage, or battery bank, were also not typically used commercially. The DC input voltage into the charger controller was close to the nominal battery voltage inRead More — Solar Builder magazine