Tag: Installation Contractor Education
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Roofs of hazard: Major safety issues found on majority of C&I solar roofs
The following article appears in the Q3 2023 issue of Solar Builder magazine. Subscribe for free (print, digital, or both) right here. The “What’s Going Wrong?” section in our Q1 2023 issue called out the hazards often seen in commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar systems. Since then, two third-party solar auditors published bombshell reports……
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IREC selected to develop clean energy registered apprenticeship network
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship (US-DOL OA) to serve as an Industry Intermediary for Registered Apprenticeships (RA) in clean energy. This means IREC will lead the Apprenticeships in Clean Energy (ACE) Network, a national coalition of workforce development leaders, in the creation……
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SEIA to develop 11 new solar, energy storage ANSI standards
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and energy storage standards, one of which covers supply chain traceability. This approval occurs less than two months after being approved as an Accredited Standards Development Organization. “As the solar and storage industry rapidly grows,……
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How to evaluate solar module PAN files (and why it matters)
This is an article from the Q2 issue of Solar Builder magazine, co-authored by Aaron Hall, president of Anza Renewables and Scott Meredith, product owner of the Anza Engine — a model designed to emulate PVsyst’s accuracy with significantly improved runtime over PVsyst. Subscribe to Solar Builder magazine for free (print or digital) right here….…
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Five design tools to jumpstart your C&I solar business
This column was submitted by Aurora Solar. For more C&I design insight, check out this How to qualify a project site in 20 mins using HelioScope webinar. With decades of foundational groundwork and a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar is set to accelerate upward……