With residential solar maintenance and repair, the importance of getting the right person on the job is often overlooked in the industry. While reaching out to the original installers when issues arise seems to make sense, there is a difference between the specialties of installing versus maintaining solar equipment. The original installation company may or…
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SunSystem Technology (SST) announced today that the company has acquired New Jersey-based operations and maintenance (O&M) provider, Power Overhaul. The transaction will unify the operations and field technicians of both companies, providing additional resources to partners, solar site owners, and portfolio owners. The deal solidifies SST as the nation’s largest 3rd party residential service provider. Collectively, the…
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Portfolio managers have a lot to coordinate. Apart from planned-for scheduled maintenance, break-fixes, and other unscheduled maintenance, there are major threats to keeping solar assets online consistently. This can be a challenge, especially as assets are acquired across long distances, which is often the case. Although both residential and commercial solar is on the upswing,…
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It’s official. The number of PV solar sites across the U.S. is now 2 million strong.[1] The update from SEIA comes with the perspective that while the first million took almost 40 years to accomplish, this second million has come just three years after that 1-million-site milestone was reached. It’s an exciting time to be a…
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SunSystem Technology, LLC (SST), a leader of commercial and utility-scale PV solar O&M services, today announced a collaboration with Heliolytics Inc., the leading global provider of solar PV aerial inspection services, to expand SST’s suite of technologically advanced customer services. Heliolytics is the global leader in aerial infrared inspections and analytics for PV systems, having…
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SunSystem Technology, LLC (SST) announced today that its Extended Service Plan (ESP), the solar industry’s first-to-market homeowner service plan, has been approved by Mosaic. This will allow SST’s solar partners to finance an O&M service agreement at the point of sale by yet another financial platform. Mosaic, one of the nation’s leading residential solar financing…
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Safari Energy, the leading partner for commercial and industrial solar power projects, today announced that it has awarded solar PV services provider SunSystem Technology, LLC with its preventative maintenance portfolio. The highly competitive process resulted in SunSystem Technology winning a three-year contract to conduct system inspections, testing and maintenance. The work spans more than 130…
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Introduction The commercial solar PV industry continues to grow and shows every indication of continuing at a rapid rate. The requirement for professional and experienced operations and maintenance service providers has grown right along with it. Initially, commercial PV owners and managers were not as concerned with availability and rapid return to service times as…
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Drone technology is quickly pervading many industries. With applications ranging from security to videography, these versatile tools contribute efficiency, creativity and oftentimes, cost savings. Given the potential, it’s no surprise that drone technology has drastic implications for the solar industry. Site Surveys & Inspection What once required extensive time and resources can now be completed more…
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SunSystem Technology, LLC (SST) announced today that the company has reached a major milestone in the growth of its residential service portfolio. The company has now successfully responded to 20,000 residential solar service tickets, and the geographic distribution of residential systems under its care now reaches from Hawaii to Massachusetts. “The scope of our residential…
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