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July Tips 2024
Electrical Tip: Overview of the Interconnection Rule The interconnection rule, as noted in NEC 705.11, can be used in place of the 120%...

CTS Team
Jul 24, 2024
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1.21+ GW of Solar Installed!
We are excited to announce that CRE's teams and partners have helped permit over 1.21 GW of solar across the U.S.!

CTS Team
Jun 10, 2024
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June Tips 2024
Three Most Common Reasons for Project Holds

CTS Team
May 31, 2024
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May Tips 2024
Electrical Tip: A Complete Guide to CRE's Electrical Services Our electrical services are listed below, alongside the information you...

CTS Team
May 1, 2024
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April Tips 2024
Design Tip: How to Request Battery Services To proceed with design services for a battery project, please include the following...

CTS Team
Apr 1, 2024
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March Tips 2024
Design Tip: Guidelines for As-Built Projects When a solar project has already been permitted by the AHJ, but changes to the permitted...

CTS Team
Mar 1, 2024
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February Tips 2024
Design Tip: Tips for Improving Layout Proposals At the project proposal stage, it's important to consider a homeowner's layout...

CTS Team
Feb 1, 2024
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January Tips 2024
Design Tip: How to Request Battery Services Projects with battery add-ons have a slightly different design process than our standard...

CTS Team
Jan 1, 2024
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December Tips 2023
Structural Tip: Deck Mounting Approval Requirements Many residential solar installers prefer deck mounting, rather than rafter mounting,...

CTS Team
Dec 1, 2023
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November Tips 2023
Best practices for site surveying and tips for requesting NVE reports

CTS Team
Nov 1, 2023
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Riverside Magazine
Methode Maniraguha: Unrelenting Persistence Methode Maniraguha was born in Kigali, Rwanda in east Africa, to Augustin Rwabuhungu and...
Norm Pelzer
Aug 1, 2020
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From Rwanda to Riverside, California: How the US solar industry gave opportunities to an immigrant entrepreneur
When Covid-19 hit his small solar engineering business, chief executive Methode Maniraguha said: ‘No furloughs or layoffs – we’ll pivot.’...
K. Kaufmann
Jul 14, 2020
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From Rwanda to Riverside: How the solar industry provided new opportunities for an immigrant entrepreneur
When Covid-19 hit his small solar engineering business, CEO Methode Maniraguha said, no furloughs or layoffs — we’ll pivot. For Methode...
K. Kaufmann
Jul 13, 2020
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