Solar+Storage – Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Solar+Storage Design and Installation Training

The MREA team is working hard on building out a new solar plus storage lab that will integrate some of the solar industry’s top energy storage systems. This will be fed from 38 kW of new PV and be delivered as both virtual and hands-on Solar+Storage (S+S) training. Participants will virtually join experts as they guide you through the installation of the cutting edge Lithium-Ion technology.

A special thanks to the industry’s most respected brands for graciously donating product to make this training possible. This training will include energy storage systems design, safety, and installation including the Panasonic EverVolt, Tesla PowerWall, Enphase Ensemble and more.

This course is currently under construction, and will become available in late fall of 2020. To receive updates about this course and to reserve your spot please email Taylor at taylorb@midwestrenew.org.

Why Solar+Storage

Societal and market factors such as increasingly severe extreme weather events, unpredictable power outages, unfavorable policies towards solar, concerns over climate change, and pandemics that create times of uncertainty have more people pairing solar with storage for additional resiliency. Battery storage can provide backup power during grid interruption, self-supply to aid the absence of net-metering, power electric vehicles, or help offset loads in new electric homes.

Most grid-tied systems are now being installed with the anticipation of adding batteries later on. And with the increased demand of batteries, energy storage is changing from an expensive system cost adder to a cost-effective, essential solar component.

The future is electric, and the time for solar+storage is now!

Thank You Sponsors

Industry Insight

We believe that solar plus storage is important to further our mission of creating a better life for society. Generating your own clean energy and storing it on site for use when needed is a major step towards energy independence and security for individuals and families. As our society becomes more electrified with EVs and other home energy needs, solar plus storage will become the standard on single and multi-family homes, as well as businesses that depend on electricity for their operations. We are excited and grateful to be a part of this energy transition.

– Dan Glaser, Sales Engineer of Panasonic

One of the biggest issues with the solar industry today is there are many installers and designers, and even end-users who don’t truly take proper battery charging into consideration. Many often make the battery bank too large and the renewables or recharging system are not designed large enough to handle the load, and fully recharge the battery bank on a regular basis. Many of our clients at Rolls Batteries see an average of 10-20 years of life from their flooded lead-acid batteries, this can be achieved by the proper design, and maintenance of a battery bank.

– Steve Higgins, Technical Services Manager of Rolls Battery Engineering

Thank You Product Donors

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QUESTIONS?

Contact the MREA Event Coordinator at:

- 715-592-6595 ext. 111
- taylorb@midwestrenew.org

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