Upgrading Solar in the National Parks and Developing Solar + Storage Projects

Christopher LaForge and Chris Brown teach the “Utility Scale Commercial & Industrial Solar and Storage Series” starting next week.

I asked them to share what they’ve been up to this summer. Not surprisingly, they’ve been busy training, designing PV systems, developing solar plus storage projects – helping to grow the industry. Here are their updates, in […]

September 9th, 2021|Categories: Solar, Solar miscellaneous|Tags: , |
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Why This Long-Time Solar Advocate is Having So Much Fun

“We are at the leapfrog stage in renewable energy. This is a paradigm shift. This is the answer, the holy grail,” says Christopher LaForge, co-instructor of two new courses from Heatspring, Utility Scale Commercial & Industrial Storage 101 and Utility Scale Commercial & Industrial Storage 201.

For more than 30 years, advocates like LaForge have tried […]

March 21st, 2021|Categories: Clean Energy Policy, Renewable Energy Policy, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Plus Storage|Tags: |
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Blending Battery-Free and Battery Back-Up PV Systems: Free Lecture

Curious about designing dual PV systems?
Watch Christopher LaForge’s new case study, in which the Kroska Residential PV installation, (a project blending two PV system designs– Battery Free and Battery Back-up) is discussed. The Kroska installation accommodates two roof planes and types, with a design that provides great cost-effectiveness and high ascetic quality.
Enroll in “The Kroska Case Study: Solar PV […]

February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar Plus Storage|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Free Lecture: Commercial Photovoltaic Design- Integrating Commercial Scale Storage

Sign up for Christopher LaForge’s FREE Commercial Photovoltaic Design- Integrating Commercial Scale Storage Lecture today!
In this video lecture, Chris explains how commercial scale storage will affect the market for commercial clients, some of the major players that are in the current expanding field and see how small utilities will benefit from this scale of storage added to Commercial […]

September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Solar Plus Storage|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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The Advantages of Adding Storage to Your Commercial Solar PV Design

In the article below, Christopher LaForge, IREC-Certified Master Trainer, NABCEP-Certified PV Installation Professional, and CEO of Great Northern Solar, provides detail about the advantages of adding storage to your commercial solar PV design.
Learning Takeaways:

By storing solar generation during the middle of the day and then using the stored solar generation at the end of the day […]

August 13th, 2015|Categories: Solar Design & Installation, Solar Plus Storage|Tags: , , , , , , |
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