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    2026 NEC Updates for Solar and Energy Storage Systems

    Ryan Mayfield

    The new Code book is here! The new Code book is here! The 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is now available. And while many of you may not be as excited as I am, it's always a significant event to see the updates and changes to the NEC every three years. This…

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Codes and Standards – 1.26.2026

2026 NEC Updates for Solar and Energy Storage Systems

Ryan Mayfield

The new Code book is here! The new Code book is here! The 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is now available. And while many of you may not be as excited as I am,...
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Sam Smith

If you work in microgrids long enough, you’ll eventually run into a 240 V open delta service. Typically, this is at the worst possible time, when you’re three projects deep...
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Codes and Standards – 12.16.2025

UL 9540A 5th Edition Anticipated Changes

Tyson Bittrich

Introduction and Context within the Commercial and Industrial Market As new technologies and renewable energy solutions emerge on the market, the task of derisking them falls...
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Lucas Miller

“Most of the time, it feels like we’re on the mainland,” said former Executive Director Dimitri Stankevich. “But in a large-scale emergency, we become very isolated...
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Energy Storage – 11.12.2025

An Introduction to Microgrid Systems

Tyson Bittrich

Within the commercial and industrial renewable energy sector, few terms have garnered more attention lately than the system label ‘microgrid’. This article aims to provide an...
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Mayfield Renewables

Corvallis, OR — Mayfield Renewables has provided consulting engineering and technical education to the solar-plus-storage industry since 2007. We are pleased to announce that...
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