{"id":105015,"date":"2024-02-02T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=105015"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:00:36","slug":"making-sense-of-commercial-solar-what-you-need-to-know-about-ci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2024\/02\/making-sense-of-commercial-solar-what-you-need-to-know-about-ci\/","title":{"rendered":"Making sense of commercial solar: What you need to know about C&#038;I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-february2024-article1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-february2024-article1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-february2024-article1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-february2024-article1-357x238.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Commercial solar is something of an enigma. Falling between the better-known residential and utility-scale solar industry sectors, commercial solar \u2014 or C&#038;I solar as it\u2019s often called, referring to commercial and industrial scale \u2014 encompasses a wide variety of customer types, and project sizes. <\/p>\n<p>As Ian Clover, Manager of Corporate Communications for Hanwha Q Cells, explains, \u201cIn the jargon-heavy world of solar-speak, C&#038;I handily condenses Commercial and Industrial into a snackable sub-section of the PV industry. But as subsections go, the C&#038;I space has perhaps the greatest scope for flexibility, offering a raft of possibilities from ground-mount through to ingenious use of rooftop space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/aurorasolar.com\/blog\/making-sense-of-commercial-solar-what-you-need-to-know-about-ci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial solar is something of an enigma. Falling between the better-known residential and utility-scale solar industry sectors, commercial solar \u2014 or C&#038;I solar as it\u2019s often called, referring to commercial and industrial scale \u2014 encompasses a wide variety of customer types, and project sizes. 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