The California Energy Commission is preparing to provide technical assistance for builders, technicians, and code officers during 2025 to pr...
UL 3741 listed systems, or PV hazard control system (PVHCS) as they are termed in NEC 2023, are a hot topic in C&I solar. UL 3741 provid...
By: Lucas Miller – Senior Engineering Consultant, Mayfield Renewables In 2018, the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CAL...
Manufacturers of batteries for stationary energy storage are facing a moving target for fire safety code as written by the leading U.S. defi...
As part of our 2023 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide, we asked inverter manufacturers for their thoughts on new standards UL 3741 – ...
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 edu...
Residential solar permitting can be a pain point for installers, homeowners and local governments, if those local governments haven’t ...
From small to large-scale applications, the popularity of battery-based off-grid and grid-connected backup systems has grown considerably wo...
NEC 2023 is already set to save solar installers a bit of time and money when it comes to labeling. HellermannTyton is now looking to up the...
Module level power electronics (MLPE) are common in PV systems these days, and there are a few specific code sections concerning the voltage...
In a release of preliminary results on the 2024 ICC Building Code online governmental vote, the International Code Council’s (ICC) mem...
On an edition of Mayfield Renewables’ Code Corner, founder and CEO Ryan Mayfield walks us through National Electric Code (NEC) 2020 Ar...
International Code Council (ICC) voters are considering a code change that could upend solar development, according to the Solar Energy Indu...
The Enphase IQ8 Microinverter system is the first in the world to be certified to UL 1741, 3rd edition including the Supplement SB. This cer...
Like any cycle of the National Electrical Code (NEC), there’s nothing new … in expectations, that is. There will be changes to ...
BlockEnergy made a splash in the pages (and YouTube pages) of Solar Builder during in 2020. The brainchild of Emera Technologies, BlockEnerg...
The Sustainable Energy Action Committee and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council launched a new clearinghouse website housing educational...
SMA America announced the Sunny Boy-US series as the first residential inverter to achieve UL 1741 SA (Supplement A) listing, which represen...
A standard change from the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials will allow for a sophisticated new design concept ...
Many changes are occurring with labeling requirements covered by Article 690 as we move toward the release of the NEC 2017 code revision. PV...
