Featured in Beyond low MENA tenders – 01-2019

Towering utility bills drive C&I tracker market

The growing market for tracker-mounted solar within the U.S. commercial and industrial market is being driven squarely by mammoth utility bills that often include time-of-use charges and total demand charges. Single-axis and double-axis systems are being deployed on warehouses, at agricultural facilities, factories, mines, landfills, carports, and other sites, often with a payback of only a few years, equipment sellers say.
A CalCom agricultural installation carved into precious acreage. | Photo: CalCom

  A unique solution in the tracker industry developed specifically for commercial roofs is Edisun Microgrids’ recently redesigned dual-axis PV Booster. The new tripod-based tracker, which replaced the initial circular hoop base track, rotates 360 degrees, and at 33 inches high can withstand a 110 mph (177 km/h) wind, says Conrad Chase, Director of Business …

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