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When it comes to #solar Balance of System (BOS) costs, most preliminary BOMs only include racking and inverters, and not the cables/wires and other components that make up the BOS. Given that the cost of wiring is very expensive, calculating wiring needs up front is essential to develop a more accurate and informed total project cost analysis. PVCAD automates BOM calculations, empowering developers to account for BOS accessory parts at the outset and factor the complete BOS into project costs from day one.

Many factors inform decisions about the utility-scale tracker or fixed-tilt project site selection, but until now, it’s been difficult to quickly determine exactly how much of the land is rackable. Solar Power World 's "Rackability: A sophisticated measure of utility-scale site viability" describes how sophisticated #solar design software like PVSketch Mega precisely computes the percentage of total land area on which mounting systems can be installed.

If you’re not concerned with utility-scale shrinkage, you should be. Read more at Solar Builder about how shrinkage in utility-scale layouts is becoming increasingly common and more problematic for #solar projects built on hilly terrain and other challenging topography.

The Biden administration takes the helm this week promising to build back better with a jobs and economic recovery plan that includes climate and energy goals, and a historic pledge to invest $2 trillion in a range of advanced energy technologies and services during his term. PVComplete is hard at work to equip #solar businesses with the tools they need scale to meet this unprecedented opportunity.

Join us at HeatSpring! We're excited to arm designers with the right tools and techniques for utility-scale solar.

Did you miss Solar Power Europe's webinar examining how digital technologies are boosting the economics of utility-scale #solar? Don't worry, we've got the entire discussion for you on demand! Watch the recording to learn about how our Mega Suite and other digital utility-scale tools are enabling project developers to quantitatively inform portfolio decisions and ensure project bankability and ROI.

PVSketch Mega makes it quickly and easy to package a professional utility-scale #solar project proposal featuring precision, topography-informed layouts and modeling. Join us for "Mega Tools for MWs" on October 27 for a full product tour. Register today! : https://pvcomplete.com/mega_month_webinar/

Are you developing #solar projects in Europe? If so, you don't want to miss SolarPower Europe's webinar examining how digital technologies are boosting the economics of utility-scale solar. PVComplete is excited to take part in the discussion which will explore digital tools that project developers can use to quantitatively inform portfolio decisions and ensure project bankability and ROI. Join us next Tuesday on 20 October at 14:00 (CEST). Register today!

Coming soon! PVComplete is excited to announce the January 2021 public release of PVSketch Mega, the first and only optimization, modeling and proposal web app for utility-scale PV projects. Get a sneak peak during our October 27 "Mega Tools for MWs" webinar. Register today! #solar

Digital technologies are transforming the energy landscape as they boost the economics of utility-scale solar. PVComplete is excited to join SolarPower Europe in a webinar exploring digital tools that project developers can use to quantitatively inform portfolio decisions and ensure project bankability and ROI. Join us on October 20, 2020 at 14:00 (CEST). Register today! #solar

Interested in learning more about how the PVComplete Mega Suite delivers seamless utility-scale solar design from concept to completion? Join us for our ""Mega Tools for MWs"" webinar on Tuesday, October 27 to see how PVCAD Mega, first utility-scale solar design software built in the AutoCAD environment, and the soon-to-be released PVSketch Mega utility-scale layout, modeling and proposal tool can streamline and accelerate your utility-scale development process. Register now! #solar

Wrapping up a stellar week of discussions and content with solar stakeholders at #SolarPowerSummitt this week, hosted by SolarPower Europe. Look out for more of us with Solar Power Europe later this month as we discuss utility-sale design solutions. #solar

Mega Month Starts Today! Do you have the right design tools for multi mega-watt solar design over complex terrain? Check out the PVComplete Mega Suite for seamless utility-scale solar design from concept to completion. Go to https://pvcomplete.com/solar-mega-month/ for more information. #solar

In Solar Builder online, Daniel Sherwood breaks down how the PVCAD Mega-PVSyst Integration enables PVSyst to model sites with varying terrain. Check out the feature to learn more! #solar

Tomorrow, don’t miss our joint webinar The Triple Win: 3 Technologies that Benefit Customers, Sales & Operations with Extensible Energy and eGauge Systems. Learn how the latest #solarsoftware enables commercial #solar installers to stand out and win projects.

PVComplete introduces PVSyst integration for PVCAD Mega utility-scale #solar design software to model energy yield over variable terrain. The PVCAD Mega-PVSyst integration eliminates frustrations with PVSyst’s limited graphic interface and drawing tools and simplifies the utility-scale energy modeling process. https://pvcomplete.com/pvcad-mega-pvsyst-integration/

Modern commercial #solar installers need the most advanced #solartech. Join PVComplete, Extensible Energy and eGauge Systems on 7/22 for "The Triple Win: 3 Technologies that Benefit Customers, Sales & Operations. Webinar Details:

Are you leveraging the latest #solartech to differentiate yourself from the commercial #solar pack? Join PVComplete, @extensibleenergy and @eGaugeSystems on 7/22 for The Triple Win: Three Technologies that Benefit Commercial Solar Customers, Sales & Operations. Webinar details:

In 2018, research scientist Ian Marius Peters demonstrated through a study of PV installations in Delhi, India, that heavy air pollution could reduce the power of a solar panel by at least 12 percent. Fast forward to 2020 when India enacted a drastic and sudden lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and Peters was able to use the sudden 50% reduction in pollution to continue his research. Within the first days of the stay-at-home order, the #solar panels in his 2018 sample were already receiving 8 percent more light, making up two-thirds of the inefficiencies lost through smog. The glimpse of what a future free of fossil fuels might look like offers a ray of hope about our post-pandemic future.