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The Story Behind Creating the New PV + BESS Operations & Maintenance Technician Training Standard

In any rapidly growing industry, standardization is crucial to reliability, consistency, and long-term success. For years, operations and maintenance (O&M) practices in the solar and storage industries lacked uniformity, but solar + storage O&M has reached a critical inflection point. Continue reading “The Story Behind Creating the New PV + BESS Operations & Maintenance Technician Training Standard”

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What’s the Difference Between an Inverter That’s Grid-Following Versus Grid- Forming?

It feels like a day doesn’t go by without energy storage in the headlines. These systems are experiencing unprecedented adoption across residential, commercial, and utility-scale applications. As storage continues to become increasingly critical to the clean energy transition, design professionalsContinue reading “What’s the Difference Between an Inverter That’s Grid-Following Versus Grid- Forming?”

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1 Free NABCEP CEU – New Course: An Overview of Microgrid Feasibility Studies 

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has set an ambitious target: 700 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of installed battery capacity across all U.S. market segments by 2030. This goal, outlined in SEIA’s Vision for American Energy Storage, would require approximately 10 millionContinue reading “1 Free NABCEP CEU – New Course: An Overview of Microgrid Feasibility Studies “

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Inside AC Block Architecture: A Technical Walkthrough of Utility-Scale BESS Design

The rapid deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) demands a comprehensive understanding of system architecture, electrical engineering principles, and operational considerations. In this excerpt from the Foundations of BESS course, industry expert Drew Lebowitz examines the critical designContinue reading “Inside AC Block Architecture: A Technical Walkthrough of Utility-Scale BESS Design”

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Understanding the 2023 NEC Requirements for Disconnecting Means on Energy Storage 

Understanding where to place disconnects on solar and storage projects can feel complicated if you’re unfamiliar with the National Electrical Code (NEC). In fact, some inspectors (like Pete Jackson, Chief Electrical Inspector for the City of Bakersfield, mentioned in IREC’sContinue reading “Understanding the 2023 NEC Requirements for Disconnecting Means on Energy Storage “

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