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Articles by Chris Crowell

News Solar Wolf Texas expansion
Texas’ Freedom Solar raises issue with PEC’s proposed solar rate...

Austin-based Freedom Solar has raised objections to a slate of regressive policies in Texas, including at least a 20-25% rate increase, that...

June 28, 2021
News
New insights into homeowner thoughts on residential solar

Residential installers need as much insight into homeowners’ thoughts on solar power as possible. This crucial information builds bett...

June 28, 2021
News
Five regional residential solar installers combine to form new national...

A new national player has emerged on the residential solar scene. Led by serial entrepreneur Greg Butterfield, Lumio, formally launched earl...

June 22, 2021
News
Is UL 3741 an alternative to Module-Level Shutdown?

As debate continues regarding the unintended consequences of the Module Level Shutdown requirement in the National Electric Code (NEC, secti...

June 17, 2021
Residential Solar specific gravity testing
How (and why) to pitch service packages in off-grid solar...

In off-grid battery-based systems, the maintenance involved with traditional flooded lead-acid batteries can give installers issues. Custome...

June 14, 2021
News
Overcome C&I rooftop obstacles with the right mounting system

Commercial rooftop solar jobs are commonly plagued by everything else already up on that roof. Vents, water lines, gas lines, electrical con...

May 27, 2021
News RT-APEX
A Look at Roof Tech’s Rise in the U.S. Solar...

Roof Tech’s MINI II. The residential rooftop mounting marketplace has changed a lot in recent years. Consolidation is the most noticea...

May 18, 2021
News Fraunhofer agrivoltaics solar farmland
Growth Industry: Agrivoltaics gives new life to solar energy values...

Fraunhofer ISE research projects like this show how dual-use PV offers protection against hail, frost and drought damage. Boston-based BlueW...

May 12, 2021
Featured OMCO Origin
Delivery drivers: How true jobsite efficiency flows from supply chain...

For Helge Biernath, president and CEO of Sunstall, jobsite efficiency is worthless without supply chain efficiency. “Too many EPCs are...

May 7, 2021
News solar-panel-recycling
Start the (re)cycle: Zero-waste solar construction and end-of-life plans

Solar projects aren’t inherently homeruns for the environment in terms of waste. Jobsites are packed with product packaging and leftov...

April 8, 2021
News 2018 - SMA repowering - SMA style-096
The case for large-scale solar plant repowering-as-a-service

Operations and maintenance (O&M) is mostly about keeping the status quo of a solar plant. Fix issues. Prevent failures. Hit benchmarks. ...

March 10, 2021
News ACE_control damper
ACE Controls debuts damper replacements for solar PV tracking systems

ACE Controls has introduced a line of replacement dampers for PV solar tracking systems — the SOL-28 Series. These drop-in replacement...

March 10, 2021
News AMC Pie (Advanced Microgrid)
Russelectric debuts Advanced Microgrid Control Solution

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, announced its Advanced Microgrid Control Solution, adding value to a facility’s infrastructure throu...

March 8, 2021
News solar support
Solar Support debuts end-of-warranty solar plant and equipment assessment service

Solar Support, a specialized engineering company with a broad portfolio of reliability solutions, now offers independent plant and equipment...

March 8, 2021
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