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5 Innovative Door-to-Door Strategies to Uncover MORE Solar Energy Leads

January 26, 2018 By

Door to Door has proven an effective way for solar energy companies to generate leads and thus sales on a consistent basis. It’s why the bulk of growing solar energy companies use have this lead-gen method in their repertoire in a varying degree of use. The information presented here is based on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Solar

Stop Making these 5 Solar Monitoring Mistakes

May 22, 2017 By

As decade-long global leaders in solar monitoring, we understand the importance of being ahead of the curve with technology and how easy it can be to underutilize specialized features on your solar monitoring device. This is why we've put together this comprehensive list of the 5 most common solar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Solar

20 Common Mistakes Installing PV Systems

October 6, 2016 By

Even the most experienced professionals make mistakes, and PV systems present many opportunities for errors. In this paper we list some of the more common issues we've seen or heard about often enough to be worth mentioning. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HiQ Solar, PV, Solar

Simplified Solar-Plus-Storage with the Pika Energy Island

September 27, 2016 By

There's no debating the values battery storage adds to a solar PV system, but conventional approaches to solar-plus-storage have been far too complex and costly. With new, increased demand for smart battery technology, installers need an easier option to offer customers who want batteries with their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pika Energy, Solar

The hows and whys of higher voltages in solar

August 23, 2016 By

Why did the industry move from 600-V to 1000-V solar arrays? The answer is simple: to reduce system costs. The value of increased system voltages is realized in infrastructure savings, reduced installation costs and end-to-end efficiency improvements. That is the same reason the industry is now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PV, Solar, Sungrow

How much granularity is enough?

May 24, 2016 By

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In the age of data, solar contractors, maintenance crews and system owners can see more system performance details than ever. But collecting and analyzing too much data can be a waste of resources. So what is the ideal granularity for a PV installation? In this whitepaper, HiQ Solar examines a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HiQ Solar, New White Papers, PV, Solar

How to save up to 7 cents/Watt in your next commercial solar project

April 1, 2016 By

Explore three case studies which compare costs between inverters in commercial rooftop systems of varying sizes and three-phase voltages. Learn how the installer saved with HIQ inverters based on real bids that were submitted last year in California. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HiQ Solar, Racking & Mounting, Solar

Saving Install Cost by Using Connectors as Means of Disconnect

February 5, 2016 By

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Additional AC and DC disconnects add cost and complexity to PV systems and introduce several points of potential failure, thus reducing reliability. In the US disconnecting means are mandated by the governing electrical code. Several cents/Watt can often be saved in installation cost if separate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HiQ Solar, PV, Solar, White Papers

Taking the Nuisance Tripping out of AFCI – Useful Changes to Testing of PV Inverters

December 11, 2015 By

The ability of a PV inverter to detect and interrupt series arcs is a useful safety feature. In the US the National Electrical Code requires PV systems to be capable of detecting high voltage DC arcs. However, this has been a controversial topic. We'll take a brief look at the issues with arc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HiQ Solar, PV, Solar

The Evolution of Solar Sales

July 28, 2015 By

Explosive growth in developing markets too often lead into growing pains and other unintended consequences. To find out how solar companies are handling the sales opportunity and intensified competition, Velocify conducted a lead response study of residential solar installers' sales tactics. Click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Solar, Velocify

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