The shocking truth of solar installation quality

Solar panels are supposed to be a set-and-forget technology, and many perform just as advertised. But solar array experts are increasingly finding poor workmanship when they do spot checks of installed systems. When improperly installed joints corrode, connections loosen, wires fray, and breakdowns are inevitable.

So reports solar blogger Maureen McHale at Solar Knowledge, in a detailed article with photos of incorrectly installed equipment discovered in the field on a case by case basis when it came down to inspecting the integrity of the nascent solar energy base. Code violations and dangling conductors abound.

Solar energy plant instability is no joke. “Not only is there a potential for an increase in system failures, but there is also a potential for a rise in unsafe and potentially lethal situations,” said Corey Asbill of New Mexico State University.

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