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S-5! Clamps for Metal Roof Solar Installations (News Item)
Are you having difficulty figuring out how to install solar on your metal roof? If so, you are not the only one, with different metal roof shapes and spacing it can be difficult to find an all in one ...
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SMA Tripower CORE1 Inverter: Complete Review (News Item)
SMA America is a leading global specialist for solar inverter system technology, providing solutions for commercial and residential systems alike.
Residential owners may be familiar with SMA’s ...
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3 Things to Consider When Going Solar (News Item)
Is Your Roof Ready For Solar?
So, you’re interested in installing a solar energy system on
your home? You’ve researched the right
solar panel manufacturer, read endless
reviews on
inverter ...
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Fall 2018 Catalog: Best Solar Panels and Inverters (News Item)
Fall is officially here and the holidays are just around the corner. With the end of the year comes the last minute rush for solar systems to be installed. We have compiled a list of available com ...
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Enphase Energy Microinverters: The Complete Guide (News Item)
Enphase Energy is a solar inverter technology innovator, founded in California in 2006. In June of 2008, they introduced the
first microinverter system for solar energy systems. The rest, as t ...
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IronRidge Racking: The Complete Guide (News Item)
IronRidge is a global leader in solar racking founded in
the mid-1990’s and has since supported the growth of the industry by developing
code-compliant racking solutions for roof and ground m ...
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LG Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
LG Solar is
one of the leading manufacturers of precision created solar panels - which
boast some of the highest efficiency ratings on the market. In addition, home
and business owners be ...
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Intro to Ground Pole Mount Solar Racking (News Item)
There are a number of reasons why solar system owners
consider using pole top racking solutions for their project. Roof and building
structures may be too small to handle the number of panels you n ...
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Hanwha Q Cells Solar Panels: Complete Review (News Item)
Hanwha Q
Cells
is a leading innovator of solar energy technology from cell to solar
panel. A trusted name in the solar industry, Q Cells modules are known for
their high temperature to ...
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SolarEdge Inverters: The Complete Review (News Item)
SolarEdge Inverters are one of the most popular and highest quality string inverter solutions for any residential or commercial PV array. The affordability matched with reliable, long-ter ...
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Top 10 States for Solar Installations 2014 (News Item)
Here is our top ten solar states for 2014 solar energy system installations.
*Image courtesy of seia.org
1) California
In 2014 California
installed an impressive 4,316MW of s ...
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Washington State Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
Washington is well known for being forward thinking in terms
of renewable energy. They were the second state, following Colorado to pass
their Renewable Energy Standard through a ballot initi ...
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How to Pick the Best Inverter Manufacturer (News Item)
Inverter sizing can be fairly straight forward with all the
sizing tools and intuitive nature what the correct sized inverter should be.
However, the picking the best manufacturer can sometimes be ...
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Future of Solar: The Enphase Storage System (News Item)
Enphase Energy stock hits low as director Kortlang buys big
Enphase Energy, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ENPH) -
One of the few tier-one micro-inverter
companies dealing in Solar Energy has repeatedly ...
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How to pick which Solar Racking System is right for you (News Item)
There are numerous racking options for solar installations,
but which one is the right option for you? You first have to identify where you
will be installing your solar system. The placement of th ...
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Panasonic Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Panasonic is a leader in energy efficient, long lasting, premium solar energy technology. Their solar panel series the HIT is the result of the company’s dedication to research and development, wh ...
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New Solar Tariff Imposed on Imported Modules (News Item)
The Tariff and RatesOn January 22nd 2018, President Trump issued an
order for a 30% tariff on imported solar cell and modules (mainly from Asia
into the United States).The solar tariff will begin a ...
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Hybrid Solar Systems: What You Need to Know (News Item)
With the rising utility costs and power outages in the
United States, it is no surprise that more home and business owners are turning
to hybrid solar energy systems. Hybrid systems are grid tie ...
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Ginlong Solis Inverters and Monitoring Review (News Item)
Ginlong Solis manufactures highly efficient solar inverters
with compatible inverter monitoring units. Although they are not well known in
the solar industry, their quality and low cost makes them ...
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Panasonic HIT Series Solar Panel Technology (News Item)
Panasonic solar panels currently have the highest efficiency
ratings in the industry at 19.7% efficiency. What gives Panasonic the edge over
their competitors, like most manufacturers their edge co ...
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How to Properly Size a Disconnect Box (News Item)
In terms of safety, properly sizing and utilizing a
disconnect box is among is extremely important to ensure the lifetime of your
system. Disconnect boxes are available for both AC and DC con ...
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Understanding Your Roof and Installing Solar (News Item)
There are a number of different roof types, and with each
roof type, there is a different
racking application that will help maximize
your energy potential. Identifying your roof type begi ...
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Crystalline vs Thin Film Solar Panels (News Item)
Crystalline (Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline) solar
modules dominate the solar industry, with thin film modules accounting for 5%
of global solar installations across the globe. While thin film ...
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Building a Quality and Affordable Solar Power System (News Item)
Often we get asked when planning and
designing a new photovoltaic array, “Which Solar Panels and Inverters do we recommend to use?”The short answer is, it really depends
on your energy needs a ...
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Unirac Racking: The Complete Review (News Item)
Unirac manufactures high-quality racking equipment for both residential and commercial solar energy systems. Their racking is known for being well constructed and suitable for a number of site con ...
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Enphase VS APsystems Microinverters (News Item)
Microinverters offer a wide variety of benefits to home and
commercial solar arrays. They typically last longer than traditional string
inverters, ensure that each panel is working to their maximum ...
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S-5! (Web Page)
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Sizing Your System (Web Page)
How to Size Your Solar Energy System
Now that you have gathered all the necessary information, we can begin to size your solar energy system.
Our calculation formula will sho ...
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Learn Off-Grid Systems (Web Page)
What Are Off-Grid Systems?
An Off-Grid System is an electrical producing power module which unlike 'Grid-Tie'; is not connected to a power utility. Off-grid systems are general ...
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Learn Grid-Tie Systems (Web Page)
What Are Grid-Tie Systems?
A Grid-Tie Solar System, is an electrical producing power module which is connected to a 'power grid', i.e., (your local utilities company). Grid-tie ...