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Solar + Whatever: How to provide home energy resilience (and keep a...
It only takes one hurricane, tornado or wildfire for the value of a resilient home energy system to sink in. Add to such increasing natural disasters the unpopular new utility practice in California...
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OutBack Power, Bay City Electric Works team on storage + generator home...
Solar energy and battery backup solutions are growing in popularity with the increased frequency of California’s public safety power shutoffs, time-of-use billing, and disaster-related power outages....
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OutBack Power partners with Ray Lewis’s Power52 Foundation to advance solar...
POWER52 is a Baltimore-based non-profit that provides career training and job placement opportunities in the renewable energy sector, bringing forth equitable opportunities and inclusion to an...
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2021 Battery Showcase for Solar Installers
Not all batteries are created equal, and not all batteries make sense – in capabilities or price point – for every customer. To help sort among your options, this Battery Showcase provides a snapshot...
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FAQ: How do I effectively combine multiple battery cabinets in one solar +...
Energy storage has become increasingly popular as advancements in lithium ion technology have made batteries more affordable, reliable and safer than ever before. Not only are more energy storage...
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Vote: Storage, Utility-Scale Solar Builder Projects of the Year
Here are your Solar + Storage and Utility-scale nominees for the 2021 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, sponsored by Fortress Power! You are allowed to vote once per day from now until Sept....
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10 exhibit hall standouts from 2022 NABCEP CE conference
We traveled to Phoenix last week for the 2022 NABCEP Continuing Education Conference. As always, the sessions were in-depth and informative, and we’ll be relaying insights from them over the next few...
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Solar + Storage Battery Buyer’s Guide 2022
Seemed like just the other day that lithium-ion batteries started to attach to solar PV systems, mostly the nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) variety. Cut to 2022, and, according to the manufacturers we...
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Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide 2022
Energy storage systems (ESS) are increasingly being paired with solar PV arrays to optimize use of the generated energy. ESS, in turn, is getting savvier and feature-rich. Batteries can be smartly...
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Interconnection FAQs: Addressing solar installers’ five most common concerns
Interconnection can determine whether your project is able to move forward or not. Unfortunately, the process by which you connect a PV project to the grid can be unnecessarily complex without...
View ArticleSolar Distancing, ep. 4: Battery charging and monitoring basics for solar +...
We chat with Eric Hill, energy storage and systems manager at Outback Power, about what to consider when charging your battery bank (avoiding over and undercharges, understanding set points and why)...
View ArticleSolar Distancing, ep. 5: Basics of battery recycling
Eric Hill, energy storage and systems manager at Outback Power, joins us again to discuss what to do with batteries when they have reached end of life. Can you recycle them? Which kinds? And how do...
View ArticleSolar Distancing: Difference between grid-dependent solar and grid-connected...
What are the key differences between a grid-dependent solar system and a grid-connected system with storage? Which provides backup? And what does it mean for a system to be “flexible?” We are joined...
View ArticleSolar Distancing: How to add energy storage to a grid-tied solar PV system
If a home already has an existing solar PV system, energy storage can be added as a retrofit via AC coupling — as long as you have the right inverter in place and understand the nuances. Ian...
View ArticleSolar Distancing: Can batteries and generators coexist on the same system?
So you have a generator and want to add batteries and solar. Or, you have a solar + storage system and want to add a generator. Can you even do this? And is it worth it? Paul Dailey, director of...
View ArticleSolar Distancing: Choosing among your solar + storage battery options
You know you want solar + energy storage, but there are a bunch of battery options to choose from — varying in performance, price and fit for the application. Jorge Guzman, energy storage product...
View ArticleSolar Distancing: The value of solar + storage system monitoring
Solar + storage systems aren’t set it and forget it. Or, they shouldn’t be at least. Homeowners and installers can utilize monitoring systems to better understand their energy usage, keep watch of...
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OutBack Power charge controllers now compatible with Tigo Energy rapid...
OutBack Power and its FLEXmax charge controllers are now compatible with Tigo Energy Inc.’s Fire Safety solution device to meet NEC 2017 module-level rapid shutdown. The tested compatibility includes...
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The role of inverters in the rise of virtual power plants
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of distributed energy sources aggregated into a single cloud-based point of control at the utility. When distributed energy generation sources are coupled with...
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CALSSA launches Virtual Product Expo Series
The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) unveiled a new series of virtual events entitled, CALSSA’s Product Expo Series. Solar and storage expos in 2020 are a giant question mark, yet...
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