NACHI: Solar Panel Fires & Electrical Hazards
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors has published guidelines for its members on inspecting solar panels and the dangers that might be present with solar panel fires to fire departments. According to the article, “In January 2007, California launched an effort to install 3,000 megawatts (MW) of new solar power, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. Inspectors may encounter these photovoltaic (PV) arrays with increasing frequency and may want to be aware of the ways in which an installed PV array may pose a fire hazard to a home.”