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    Understanding Utility Upgrade Costs Before They Derail Your Project

    Jack Ashley

    Commercial solar and storage projects rarely move in a straight line from design to construction. Even a well-planned project can run into unforeseen utility-related costs, often surfacing once a feasibility or transmission study gets underway. These costs tend to fall outside the visible scope of the project itself, tied instead to what the utility requires…

    Read on: Understanding Utility Upgrade Costs Before They Derail Your Project

Jack Ashley

Learn how utility studies, switchgear compatibility, transformer sizing, transmission capacity, and substation limits can affect the cost and timeline of your commercial solar and...
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Engineering Best Practices – 8.11.2026

A Peek Inside the 2026 Education Summit: Repowering PV Systems

Jack Ashley

An overview of PV system repowers, covering module and inverter replacement, why aging systems need repowering, and lessons learned from repower projects.
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Jack Ashley

The Mayfield Renewables team is happy to announce our education partnership with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA). As part of this partnership, six of our...
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Engineering Best Practices – 7.24.2026

An Introduction to Power Quality in Solar Systems

Sam Smith

Learn the fundamentals of power quality in solar systems, including harmonics, THD, power factor, and IEEE 519 compliance.
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Jack Ashley

Early decisions in an engineering project can have downstream consequences. In certain cases, when decisions have not been fully vetted or key stakeholders are not wholly aligned...
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Lucas Miller

When you think about it, cooking a really good meal and developing a fully functional microgrid system aren’t all that different. In both cases, you’ll be heavily reliant on...
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