How to Zero-Out Electrical BOS in Commercial Solar

For the second year in a row, U.S. commercial solar installations exceeded 1 GW in 2013. As interest continues to build for solar energy in private and public non-residential organizations, SEIA/GTM Research estimates that annual commercial solar installations will exceed 3 GW by 2016. However, a short-term crunch in the PV module supply chain have pushed module prices up in 2014, creating significant pressure for PV developers and installers to look elsewhere to meet project cost requirements.

SolarEdge offers an advanced solution for commercial solar cost reduction.  With native support for 480 Vac grids and power optimizers that push string lengths to unprecedented power levels, SolarEdge’s solutions have the potential to completely eliminate DC electrical balance of systems costs.  Powered by a new study that evaluates the SE20k inverter coupled with the P700 power optimizer for pairing two 72-cell modules in series, we will examine the implications of this ground breaking technology.