Staying grounded
In the world of utility-scale solar development, with razor-thin margins to make multimillion-dollar assets financially viable, companies aggressively pursue innovations that reduce materials, cut labor costs, increase efficiency, or otherwise lead to higher yields. Cable management systems might not drum up the same excitement as new modules or trackers, but for the folks at CAB Solar, the 2021 pvĀ magazine Award winner in the BOS category, the name of the game is proficiency, not publicity.
When it comes to cost reduction, attention is understandably focused on the most visible and prominent aspects of an installation: large, high-powered modules with ever-increasing efficiencies, and the yield-increasing single-axis trackers that house those generating behemoths. CAB is headquartered in Pennsylvania, split among two divisions. CAB Solar operates out of a 105,000-square-foot facility in Johnstown, …
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