SunSpec In the News
Rejoice for Choice: 12 Companies Now in the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown Ecosystem
For full article, visit Solar Builder Magazine. By Chris Crowell Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six additional members within the SunSpec Alliance ranks have announced...
SunSpec Alliance Receives More Support for Rapid Shutdown Communication Standard
For full article, visit Solar Power World Online. By Kelsey Misbrener The SunSpec Alliance reported that six additional SunSpec members have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of...
Solis Inverters Earn SunSpec Rapid Shutdown Certification
For full article, visit Solar Power World Online. By Kelsey Misbrener Ginlong Technologies is rolling out its portfolio of SunSpec-certified residential, hybrid and commercial inverters to the U.S. market. Upon successful completion of the SunSpec Modbus...
Rapid Shutdown Gets Its First Sunspec Certification in Fronius
For full article, visit PV Magazine. The Fronius Symo Advanced product line, which had already been NEC 2017 compliant when coupled with a Tigo TS-4, is now also certified for rapid shutdown by the SunSpec Alliance. Stephen Coffrin – U.S. Department of Energy In the...
Seven Trends from Our 2019 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide
For full article, visit Solar Builder Magazine By Chris Crowell We asked every inverter manufacturer to tell us about their latest and greatest products for our 2019 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide. What came back was a range of innovations from the most powerful...
CA Rule 21 – Comments on Petition of the CALSSA for Modification of Resolution E-4832 and Resolution E-4898 and Subsequent Responses to Petition
PDF of Full Document Text of Letter: April 29, 2019 Subject: Comments on Petition of the California Solar & Storage Association for Modification of Resolution E-4832 and Resolution E-4898 and Subsequent Responses to Petition. With this letter and the attached...
Smart Solar PV Forum
Tom Tansy, Chairman of the SunSpec Alliance, will attend the third edition of Smart Solar PV Forum - Data Analytics and IOT by BIS Group, May 22-23, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Hotel Circle in San Diego. Tom will present a case study on Cybersecurity, a Key...
Cybersecurity: The Hackers are Already Through the Utilities’ Doors, so What’s Next?
Originally published by Forbes. Visit their site for the full piece. In a distributed world, attack surfaces multiple rapidly and grid edge devices can become weapons The problem gets worse as the growth of distributed networks of assets create potentially critical...
NEC 2017 Primer for Solar Installers: Manufacturers Explain How Their Products Meet the Updated Code
Originally published by Solar Builder. Visit their site for the full article. Jan. 1, 2019, is almost upon us, which means the National Electric Code (NEC) 2017 is almost in effect. Not all jurisdictions will be up to speed (hell, some aren’t even up on NEC 2014 yet),...