Can you recycle solar modules?
Despite all of the environmental benefits of solar modules, they are difficult to recycle and are typically not. Other than the aluminum...
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Rob Rallo
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
Why does my solar house lose power when the utility is down?
For safety reasons, when the utility is down so is your grid-tied inverter. This is to prevent the line workers from getting shocked as...
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Rob Rallo
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
Watts are different than Watt hours (or kWh)
Watts is the amount of instantaneous electrical power required to support a load, and is a product of the voltage and current. Watt...
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Rob Rallo
- May 16, 2019
- 2 min
Why am I not getting more from my MPPT charge controller?
Sadly I see a lot of off-grid solar systems fail in the fall. They fail for all kinds of reasons, from shading to improper wiring, but...
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Rob Rallo
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Where Should I Install My Solar System?
Where you install your off-grid solar system could be critical to it's performance. The following are somethings to look for when siting...
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Rob Rallo
- Jan 4, 2019
- 1 min
Using Solar with PoE Devices
Most Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices can easily be powered by an off-grid solar power system. Whether it's a camera, radio, audible...
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Rob Rallo
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
Did you know there were industry standards for sizing off-grid solar systems?
Nowadays there seems to be a standard for almost everything, and the same holds true for solar. There are actually several industry...
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Rob Rallo
- May 9, 2016
- 1 min
Meet our President: Rob Rallo
Rob Rallo has been in the solar industry since 1990, focusing mostly on battery based and off-grid systems. His goal is always to design...
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