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    Engineering Best Practices

    How Early Engineering Decisions Can Reduce Cost Overruns for Solar + Storage Projects

    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 on the primary objectives of the project, system performance may vary from expectations and cost overruns during design, construction, and operation may occur.  A general rule of thumb…

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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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Engineering Best Practices – 6.4.2026

What is Owner’s Engineering?

Lucas Miller

Picture this: you own and operate a successful regional bakery. Business is going well, but rising power prices are pushing up your cost of goods sold, and your main production...
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Laurel Hamilton

Mayfield Renewables kicks off registration for the annual Education Summit, bridging critical knowledge gaps in solar, energy storage, and microgrid deployment. Learn about...
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Codes and Standards – 5.26.2026

Top 3 Updates in the 2026 NFPA 855

Ryan Mayfield

The 2026 version of NFPA 855, Standard for Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, was released on September 9th, 2025. NFPA 855 is considered the go-to resource for...
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Sam Smith

Grounding transformers confuse even seasoned engineers. Learn when DER systems need them, how they prevent TOV, and how to spec them correctly.
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