{"id":116224,"date":"2012-09-17T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116224"},"modified":"2021-01-05T15:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T14:31:24","slug":"industrys-first-integrated-afci-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/industrys-first-integrated-afci-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry\u2019s First Integrated AFCI Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Electric Code 2011 sets new requirements for newly installed photovoltaic plants above 80V DC installed on buildings. 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