Featured in FUTURE PV – 09-2014

Rooftop installation system tests hit the decks

Installation: U.S. solar installers and developers are being offered more assistance to help them shave critical minutes off the time required to properly install a fire-safe rooftop solar system. Ranging from new testing products for OEMs to self-testing for installers, the new offerings will facilitate OEM regulatory adherence and installer efficiency, and also help ensure bankability and return on investment.

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Charles W. Thurston

15 Sep 2014

Installation costs are the excessive jelly in BOS soft costs. According to the residential solar advocate Energy Informative, “Installation labor costs average 10% of total residential PV system costs. The total installation time for a standard 3 kW residential rooftop solar system of about 20 solar panels is usually somewhere between one and three days,” …

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