Tag: Installation Contractor Education
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Whole home storage? Back up. Let’s discuss load controls first
This article originally appeared in the Q1 2023 edition of Solar Builder magazine. Be sure to get your own free print and/or digital subscription right here. When I first started working in the PV industry in the mid-2000s, the new sector of grid-tied PV installer actively avoided expensive and complicated lead acid battery systems that……
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Rooftop solar mounting: Lag in these structural areas and you’re screwed
Most residential solar installations benefit from using an existing residential structure to support the solar system rather than creating a structure to support the solar modules. This has some inherent benefits in that the structure can generally support most flush mount solar systems (depending on local Authority Having Jurisdiction [AHJ] requirements). However, there are some……
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Rapid shutdown, connectors, supply chain leave few good options for safe PV system design
They say the best way to learn is by first making mistakes. Well, for most solar businesses, that might not be the best path to a higher education. Instead, let’s assess the mistakes that are commonly being made in PV system design and installations so that we can avoid them ahead of time. For our……
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Watch: What Impacts the Safe Installation of Energy Storage Systems?
The Q1 2023 digital edition of Solar Builder features an educational exclusive — What Impacts the Safe Installation of Energy Storage Systems? — courtesy of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). In this 90-min training seminar, a diverse group of panelists discuss why you should care about the exponential growth of energy storage systems and……
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Fintech company Intuit funds solar training in coal country
The solar energy transition will require a lot of jobs, which means it requires a lot more training programs and education. The newly launched Coalfield Solar Fund is designed to go just that, thanks to a partnership between Intuit (financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, etc.), the National Energy and Education Development (NEED)……