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Principal Solar Institute Launches Industry’s First Comprehensive Solar PV Module Rating System: Creates Standards, Elevates Industry…

October 12, 2012 (Principal Solar, Inc.)

“The Principal Solar Institute, an online reference center and resource guide for the commercial and utility scale solar market…[has introduced] the PSI PV Module Rating…[PSI claims it is] the first-of-its kind…[and] allows easy, unbiased, comprehensive analysis and comparison of photovoltaic (PV) modules…[It was created to allow] solar consumers to make informed, intelligent comparisons and decisions…[The PSI Board includes the President of TUV Rheinland PTL, a renowned Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory [and many prominent scientists]…”

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“PV modules produce electrical power under a wide range of environmental conditions, such as irradiance, nominal operating cell temperature and ambient conditions causing the electrical power output to differ between modules of the same nameplate wattage. The PSI PV Module Rating is a comparative number that can be used with pricing information, providing power plant designers and buyers with a consistent basis for choosing a particular PV module…”

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