Solar Spotlight: Navigating supply chain bottlenecks in the commercial PV market
The U.S. solar industry is closely familiar with addressing market uncertainties. Recent proposed updates to federal solar incentives have sent certain segments of the market into a spiral, while some state policymakers have approved legislation supporting PV growth within their states. Despite these political headwinds, the incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act have helped establish a stronger domestic supply chain since its enactment. James Mason, VP of renewable energy for ABC Supply, a national roofing and solar equipment supplier, has returned to Solar Spotlight to talk about both challenges and opportunities in a rapidly shifting domestic solar market. ABC Supply works with small-to-medium-scale solar contractors and delivers both roofing and solar products directly to the roof — many of which are now manufactured in the United States. To gain some valuable perspective from someone working directly with both the companies making solar products and the people installing them, listen to this episode of Solar Spotlight.
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Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow
On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Benjamin Heitmann, marketing manager, and Madeline Acri, applications engineer with Sungrow North America discuss the company’s history of manufacturing solar inverter technologies and dive into some of the specific features of string inverters.
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Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools
While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment of the market and has done so through building solar carports. Bobby Bonfanti, eastern division manager, and Erik Krivokopich, VP of business development at M Bar C, are on this episode of Solar Spotlight to shed some light on why carports are the ideal solar solution for schools.
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Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home
The value of energy resiliency is increasing in the face of stronger weather events and natural disasters, and the electrical grid isn’t always prepared to withstand these adverse environmental pressures. Rex Liu, VP of product management, clean energy, at Generac, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to share how residential solar customers can keep ample backup energy to power everything necessary during a grid outage.
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Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades
The American power grid is electrifying through renewable energy proliferation, and homeowners are following suit by replacing gas powered vehicles and appliances with electric-powered options. However, certain homes are encountering the conundrum of having too high of an electrical load and not enough electrical service to back it. Savant is a recognized leader in both smart home and smart power solutions, developing solutions for balancing electrical loads in the age of in-home solar and storage. Ian Roberts, VP of sales excellence at Savant, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the viability of energy load management.
Contractor's Corner is part of the Solar Power World network of podcasts. Solar Power World is the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market and has the largest solar installer, contractor and developer audience in the industry. In this podcast series, Solar Power World editors talk with the U.S. solar industry’s biggest newsmakers.
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