{"id":117390,"date":"2019-09-04T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=117390"},"modified":"2020-11-02T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T13:40:02","slug":"the-sma-utility-scale-pv-storage-forum-is-back-at-spi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/the-sma-utility-scale-pv-storage-forum-is-back-at-spi\/","title":{"rendered":"The SMA Utility-Scale PV &#038; Storage Forum is Back at SPI!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Building\u00a0 PV\u00a0 power\u00a0 plants\u00a0 is\u00a0 a\u00a0 complex\u00a0 process\u00a0 that\u00a0 carries\u00a0 risk. That&#8217;s\u00a0 why\u00a0 so\u00a0 many\u00a0 choose\u00a0 SMA\u00a0 for their\u00a0 inverter,\u00a0 storage,\u00a0 and\u00a0 O&amp;M\u00a0 solutions. SMA understands the entire project cycle, including financial planning, logistics, installation, commissioning and service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2019 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smautilityforum2019.eventbrite.com\"><strong>SMA Utility-Scale PV &amp; Storage Forum<\/strong><\/a><strong> at Solar Power International is on Thursday, September 26, in Salt Lake City. Join us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMA thought leaders will be there to discuss innovative centralized and modular utility PV and storage solutions. They will also examine risk-sharing scenarios for plant servicing as well as repowering options for underperforming utility plants.<\/p>\n<p>The program will include a variety of utility-scale and storage focused topics, with a wide-range of expertise from SMA:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Optimizing value through centralized utility solutions<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Flexibility and scalability with modular utility solutions<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb AC and DC coupled storage solutions<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Risk sharing for optimal service and O&amp;M support<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Repowering solutions from SMA<\/p>\n<p><strong>We also have a robust offering for the utility-scale segment at our booth #3837! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will display the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/products\/solarinverters\/sunny-highpower-peak3.html\">Sunny Highpower PEAK3<\/a>, a modular solution with up to 150 kW for large-scale PV power plants. In addition, we will highlight the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/products\/solarinverters\/sunny-central-up.html\">Sunny Central UP<\/a>, SMA&#8217;s most powerful system with an output power of up to 4,600 kVA for large-scale PV plants, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/products\/dc-technology\/sma-dc-dc-converter.html\">DC DC converter<\/a> that delivers greater efficiency for large PV power plants.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 SMA Utility-Scale PV &amp; Storage Forum starts at 8:30am at the Marriot Downtown at City Creek. Seats are limited. 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