Let's Get Married at RE+ in Vegas (Live from Las Vegas)

02/28/24 • 19 min

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, you’ll hear a live storytelling about two solar pros who decide to get married at a solar conference in Las Vegas. But when the wedding gets unexpectedly interrupted, the solar industry comes to the rescue.
Watch the live video performance here:
https://youtu.be/YyhWQi1d2ZE

True Solar Takeaways

RE+ is the largest annual U.S. solar and renewable energy conference. It's held in various locations every year.
Abby Hopper is the head of SEIA, the leading U.S. solar industry advocacy organization, and she was at this live reading and had that line.
Solar Power International (SPI) was the old name for RE plus.
Dean Solon is the founder and former CEO of Shoals Technology. Every year, Shoals throws a huge party at RE+. As the saying goes, what happens at the Shoals party stays at the Shoals party.
BOS. stands for "Balance of Systems"
NEC stands for the National Electric Code
Vegas has had blackouts, but not during a solar conference. However, air conditioners running on high during a heatwave have caused blackouts.
Load flexibility is complicated. Read this.
EPC stands for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction. They're basically the solar installers.
Solar developers can hire EPCs or sometimes they have their own EPC division.
PE stands for Professional Engineer.
AHJ stands for Authorities Having Jurisdiction. They're the various local organizations that deal with permitting for solar installations, large and small.
KW stands for Kilowatts and kWh stands for Kilowatt-hours. Here's the difference.
Interconnection is a difficult process of connecting solar projects to the grid.

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RE+ is the largest annual U.S. solar and renewable energy conference. It's held in various locations every year.
Abby Hopper is the head of SEIA, the leading U.S. solar industry advocacy organization, and she was at this live reading and had that line.
Solar Power International (SPI) was the old name for RE plus.
Dean Solon is the founder and former CEO of Shoals Technology. Every year, Shoals throws a huge party at RE+. As the saying goes, what happens at the Shoals party stays at the Shoals party.
BOS. stands for "Balance of Systems"
NEC stands for the National Electric Code
Vegas has had blackouts, but not during a solar conference. However, air conditioners running on high during a heatwave have caused blackouts.
Load flexibility is complicated. Read this.
EPC stands for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction. They're basically the solar installers.
Solar developers can hire EPCs or sometimes they have their own EPC division.
PE stands for Professional Engineer.
AHJ stands for Authorities Having Jurisdiction. They're the various local organizations that deal with permitting for solar installations, large and small.
KW stands for Kilowatts and kWh stands for Kilowatt-hours. Here's the difference.
Interconnection is a difficult process of connecting solar projects to the grid.

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Previous Episode

The Solar Heist, or How I Got into the Solar Business, Part 11: Rewind

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we conclude our limited series, "The Solar Heist, or How I Got Into the Solar Business." It's about two neighbors who unexpectedly form an odd friendship and work to uncover a solar energy crime syndicate. But arresting the syndicate’s leader turns out to be more complicated than they expected.
Previous Solar Heist episodes:
Listen to Part 1 here.
Listen to Part 2 here.
Listen to Part 3 here.
Listen to Part 4 here.
Listen to Part 5 here.
Listen to Part 6 here.
Listen to Part 7 here.
Listen to Part 8 here.
Listen to Part 9 here.
Listen to Part 10 here.
True Solar Takeaways (Spoilers!)

Yes, there is a Department of Energy unit called the Office of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence. Look it up.
No, the Department of the Interior does not have a DFM--a Defence of Fossil Fuels intelligence agency. As not as far as I know, the DFM is fiction, but... you never know.
Solar projects are often built on landfills because solar projects built on landfills, brownfields, and superfund zones get a bonus 10% investment tax credit.
Energy is and always will be a part of politics, war, and corruption. There's a reason that the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet patrols the Arabian Peninsula...Follow the money.
The Italian mafia has invested in solar projects in the past, but the existence of a modern solar money laundering syndicate is 100% fiction... as far as I know.

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How Winnie-the-Pooh Went Solar (with Tigger Too!)

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we revisit the story of how Winnie-the-Pooh went solar, but this time, with a certain Pooh character who wasn’t part of the public domain... until now.
True Solar Takeaways

As Christopher Robin mentioned, you should always get at least three solar quotes before selecting a solar installer.
The typical solar system consists of the solar panels, the inverter, and the racking.
An inverter converts the solar panel's direct current (DC) electricity into the alternating current (AC) electricity that's used by home electronics and appliances.
A microinverter is installed behind every panel.
A string inverter is installed on a home's wall, but the "string" part refers to the inverter's copper wires that connect to the solar panels.
Before installation, every solar system in the U.S. must be permitted--approved by building, fire, and other city and county departments. Their goal is to make sure the design is safe, so they can be picky. ... Sometimes, too picky.
The utility also needs to inspect and approve the installation before it gets turned on.
Solar can be stored in batteries. They're most often lithium-ion batteries today. In the past, they were lead acid.

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