Tag: Featured
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Inventory insight: 7 keys for solar companies crafting logistics RFPs
Between the rapid acceleration in demand and stubborn supply chain snarls, the solar industry is facing unprecedented challenges in delivering its products to its end customers. The gaps between solar equipment manufacturers and project developers and contractors have always been high – and now they sometimes seem insurmountable. To help bridge these gaps, solar companies……
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Watch: How Mango Power M whole home ESS installs in 4 hours or less | The Pitch
Home energy storage systems continue to add capacity and power while reducing installation complexity. A good example is Mango Power M – an all-in-one home backup power system that the company says can be installed and commissioned in four hours or less. The Mango Power M serves as an all-in-one home backup power storage solution….…
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Spread the wealth: Equitably send rooftop solar energy to every renter (without virtual NEM)
PV systems designed to self-consume solar energy are coming back into vogue. Reasons include rising utility rates, the addition of electric vehicles, and — the biggie — public utility commissions rolling back net metering payback rates for exported solar energy, for both home and building owners. In this article from the Q1 2024 issue of……
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Q&AWM: Discussing the hidden value of hangers
Affordable Wire Management (AWM) was founded by three engineers who believed new product options were needed in large scale wire and cable management. CEO Scott Rand (formerly with Merit Controls and First Solar) and CTO Dan Smith (formerly with Array and First Solar) got the ball rolling in 2020, and Peter Hruby (formerly with First……
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Fire safety code conundrums continue for battery suppliers
Manufacturers of batteries for stationary energy storage are facing a moving target for fire safety code as written by the leading U.S. defining body for fire safety, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). NFPA Code 855 is now in its third iteration, with a fourth and fifth already in the works. National electric codes follow……