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Grounding Techniques to Prevent Inverter Damage (News Item)
Although many inverters come with integrated grounding and
arc fault protection, proper care to ensure complete grounding is necessary to
ensure that your inverter will not be overcharged from a po ...
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What Happened to Solmetric Products? (News Item)
*SunEye210 with GPS
The acquisition of Solmetric by Vivint in 2014, left most
installers and DIYers hopeful that Vivint would be producing replacement
products and/or selling the popular So ...
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Renewable Energy Hits Milestone in US (News Item)
Exciting news came to the United States renewable energy
market in March of 2017 when wind and solar energy generated 10 percent of
America’s electricity, a new energy milestone. This new milestone ...
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Choosing SolarEdge PV Optimizers For Your System (News Item)
*SolarEdge PV OptimizersAs we approach the summer of 2017, so does new lines of
higher efficiency solar panels, new racking systems, better inverter lines –
and the ever increasing addition of Sola ...
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What Chinese Tariffs Could Mean for Solar (News Item)
The controversial petition filed by Suniva after is
bankruptcy has been at the center of many discussions, blogs and news articles,
for good reason. The Georgia based, Chinese owned manufacturer fi ...
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Trina Solar PD Series Solar Panels (News Item)
Trina Solar offers innovative, reliable products that are
highly efficient and backed by a strong customer centered company. Trina Solar
is well known for being one of the leading companies in the ...
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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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Google's Project Sun Roof Tool (News Item)
*Ariel View of Viable Roof-Top Solar Homes
Google has become synonymous with the Information Age, and
as the company continues to grow, it sets the bar for corporate renewable
energy relian ...
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SMA Limited Time Microinverter Sale (News Item)
SMA is well known in the solar industry for their Sunny Boy string inverter series, which is both reliable and highly efficient. One of
their lesser known products is the Sunny Boy microinverter, wh ...
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Fragile Peace Between Utilities and Renewable Energy (News Item)
Utility companies to date have attempted to meet solar
energy users halfway, offering incentives such as net metering to keep their
customers tied to the grid. However, as residential solar applica ...
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The Zomeworks Passive Solar Tracking Mounting System (News Item)
Taking a closer look at Solar Energy Systems and Mounting Solutions, it is important to note the importance of the Zomeworks Solar Track Racks. As an alternative to ground mount systems, the Zo ...
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SolarWorld & Enphase reveal plans for new AC Solar Panel (News Item)
SolarWorld & Enphase Energy
Two of the best Solar Panel and Micro-Inverter manufacturer's team up to unveil the latest in
residential roof-top PV array solutions for homeowners and
installe ...
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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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Net Metering May Return to Nevada (News Item)
The state of Nevada is home to more than just entertainment
and casinos, with five to five and a half hours of peak sunlight it is also a
prime location for solar energy. However, due to the 2015 l ...
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Best Solar Inverters: Enphase, SolarEdge, SMA (News Item)
When it comes to your solar power system, the inverter is
one of the most important components. It takes energy generated from the solar
panel and transforms it from DC to AC energy (a more u ...
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Better Energy Savings with System Monitoring (News Item)
After determining the components, you need for your solar
array such as solar panels, racking, inverters and so on, it is important to
take time in looking into system monitoring. Monitoring compon ...
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SolarWorld High Watt Sunmodule Solar Panels (News Item)
SolarWorld has lead the way in American made solar panels
for the last decade or so, but in recent years’ production and recall issues
have made them difficult to come by. Long lead times have lead ...
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Longi Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Longi Solar is a leading manufacturer of reliable, technologically advanced, value-based monocrystalline solar panels. Established in 2000, the company is headquartered in China; where they 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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Expected Trends for Solar in 2015 and Beyond (News Item)
The recent boom in the solar market is expected to continue through the 2015 year. In fact, the global demand for new solar installations is projected to increase by 25%. During the 2013-2014 year, s ...
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GNB Industrial Power Absolyte GP Battery Technology (News Item)
GNB Industrial Power is a world leader in valve regulated
lead acid (VRLA) battery power for solar and renewable energy applications.
With proven field experience since 1983 the Absolyte GP batteri ...
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How to Clean Your Solar Panels (News Item)
One of the most commonly asked questions regarding module
maintenance, is how to clean the panels. Dirty modules not only affect the
overall aesthetic of your array, they can be less efficient as d ...
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DIY Solar Installations Made Easy (News Item)
Many solar installation industries have reported a loss in
solar installations, including the current leader SolarCity. This has caused
only minor concern in the solar industry due to the fact that ...
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High-Watt Solar Panels: What You Need to Know (News Item)
Solar energy technology has progressed rapidly in
recent years, less than a decade ago the maximum output for residential solar
panels averaged less than three hundred watts. Today, modules 400w ...
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Essential Tools for Solar Installations (News Item)
Although solar systems require common household tools such
as a screw driver, hammer rails and so on, there are specialized tools designed
specifically for solar installations. Some tools are desig ...
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Preparing Your Roof for Solar (News Item)
For roof-mount solar arrays, the condition of your roof can
be the breaking point for obtaining solar permits. If you have damaged
shingles, leakage, sagging or moss and algae growing you may have ...
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IronRidge vs SnapNrack (News Item)
IronRidge and SnapNrack are two of the biggest names in solar racking. If you are new to solar, or are simply looking for the best racking system, it can be difficult to determine which racking ...
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Getting Started with Solar for Your Home (News Item)
*Roof Top Solar ArrayAs the cost of solar arrays continues to decrease, home
solar systems have become more obtainable for many homeowners. Furthermore, the
affordable cost offers a great ROI over ...
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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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Determining Your System Type (Web Page)
What Type of System Do You Need?
Now that you understand your energy usage, ways to reduce it, area and solar yield available, best installation locations on your property, whe ...