Hello, Business Owner. Congratulations on deciding to “go solar”! You will enjoy your reduced energy expense, reduced operating risk, improvement to your bottom line, increased value of your building, plus cred as a steward of the environment. You may wonder why you didn’t do it sooner. We have many …
The Cost of Electricity from Burning Fossil Fuel
Understanding your all-in expense cost of electricity generated from burning fossil fuels is an eye-opening exercise. The indirect financial costs and environmental impacts are not quite so easy to quantify, but we will even take a look at that later on. The first step is to understand the cost …
Perimeter Fence Grounding for Utility Solar Farms
Fence grounding around a utility solar field is not clearly defined in any code or standard. Fence grounding around substations is very clear and necessary. But a solar field is not a utility substation, and the level of risk is much different. The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) Section …
Azimuth Energy and Solar Island Energy Voted in Top-100 EPC Contractors for 2017
This year we climbed to #62 in the top-500 EPC Contractors, in the annual Solar Power World Magazine industry survey. Looking only at the Midwest US, we rank 5th in this growing market. A big THANK YOU to our amazing staff, and our terrific clients – microgrids, utility-scale plants, and …
How to Build a Nanogrid Inside a Microgrid?
This spring, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) hosted the ESPN McDonald's All-American Jam Fest at the IIT Keating Sports Complex in Chicago. The event was powered by solar and storage, and lit by advanced, highly efficient, DC-DC LED lighting. The June issue of the IEEE peer-reviewed …
