We have been searching the internet for years and while most sites have good information, it tends to be a replay from a few original providers.
We feel the below links have informative content that can expand your learning of how PV systems work and related benefits.
These links are provided as a courtesy to our visitors. Users following these links are subject to respective site owners terms and any associated risk.
ABC's of Solar, Expedited Permit Process http://solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/expedited-permit/
What could be a simple permit ready design.
ABC's of Solar, Wind on Arrays http://www.solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/wind-load/pdfs/Wind_Load_blanksstudyreport3.pdf
Wind on solar arrays, what installers need to know
Build It Solar http://www.builditsolar.com/
Plans, tools and information to help you build renewable energy and conservation projects
DESIRE Solar http://www.dsireusa.org/solar
DSIRE Solar provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote solar energy. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Program, DSIRE Solar provides solar-specific policy information to consumers, policy makers, businesses, utilities, researchers and other stakeholders
We feel the below links have informative content that can expand your learning of how PV systems work and related benefits.
These links are provided as a courtesy to our visitors. Users following these links are subject to respective site owners terms and any associated risk.
ABC's of Solar, Expedited Permit Process http://solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/expedited-permit/
What could be a simple permit ready design.
ABC's of Solar, Wind on Arrays http://www.solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/wind-load/pdfs/Wind_Load_blanksstudyreport3.pdf
Wind on solar arrays, what installers need to know
Build It Solar http://www.builditsolar.com/
Plans, tools and information to help you build renewable energy and conservation projects
DESIRE Solar http://www.dsireusa.org/solar
DSIRE Solar provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote solar energy. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Program, DSIRE Solar provides solar-specific policy information to consumers, policy makers, businesses, utilities, researchers and other stakeholders
Home Power http://www.homepower.com/home/
Independently published since 1987, Home Power magazine is the premier information resource for small-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency
NREL Open projects https://openpv.nrel.gov/
The Open PV Project is a collaborative effort between government, industry, and the public that is compiling a comprehensive database of photovoltaic (PV) installation data for the United States. Data for the project are voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including utilities, installers, and the general public. The data collected is actively maintained by the contributors and are always changing to provide an evolving, up-to-date snapshot of the US solar power market.
NREL redbook http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/1961-1990/redbook/sum2/state.html
NREL 30 yr Flat plat collector irradiance data sets, 234 US and territorial locations
NREL, Own Your Power! A Consumer http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/43844.pdf
Guide to Solar Electricity ( pdf ) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) answers consumer questions about PV and what financial incentives are available
PV Watts calculator v1 http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/
Sandia Labs Photovoltaics http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/
Sandia’s solar photovoltaic (PV) work is focused on developing cost-effective, reliable photovoltaic energy systems and accelerating the integration of PV technology in the United States and globally
Sandia Labs Tutorial on System Modeling http://energy.sandia.gov/?page_id=9007
Independently published since 1987, Home Power magazine is the premier information resource for small-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency
NREL Open projects https://openpv.nrel.gov/
The Open PV Project is a collaborative effort between government, industry, and the public that is compiling a comprehensive database of photovoltaic (PV) installation data for the United States. Data for the project are voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including utilities, installers, and the general public. The data collected is actively maintained by the contributors and are always changing to provide an evolving, up-to-date snapshot of the US solar power market.
NREL redbook http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/1961-1990/redbook/sum2/state.html
NREL 30 yr Flat plat collector irradiance data sets, 234 US and territorial locations
NREL, Own Your Power! A Consumer http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/43844.pdf
Guide to Solar Electricity ( pdf ) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) answers consumer questions about PV and what financial incentives are available
PV Watts calculator v1 http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/
Sandia Labs Photovoltaics http://photovoltaics.sandia.gov/
Sandia’s solar photovoltaic (PV) work is focused on developing cost-effective, reliable photovoltaic energy systems and accelerating the integration of PV technology in the United States and globally
Sandia Labs Tutorial on System Modeling http://energy.sandia.gov/?page_id=9007
Solar Energy International SEI http://www.solarenergy.org/
Learn Solar PV today.
Solar Hub, module, inverter specs & http://www.solarhub.com
manufacture info Database of Module and Inverter specifications
Solar pathfinder http://www.solarpathfinder.com
A must have tool for installers
SREC Trade http://www.srectrade.com/
Solar Renewable Energy Credit, PMJ auctions
Sun Path Chart http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.php
Univ of Oregon, Sun Path chart Program
Learn Solar PV today.
Solar Hub, module, inverter specs & http://www.solarhub.com
manufacture info Database of Module and Inverter specifications
Solar pathfinder http://www.solarpathfinder.com
A must have tool for installers
SREC Trade http://www.srectrade.com/
Solar Renewable Energy Credit, PMJ auctions
Sun Path Chart http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.php
Univ of Oregon, Sun Path chart Program