These small sensors can detect fires at utility-scale solar sites before they spread

As utility-scale solar proliferates across the United States, project operators must contend with monitoring the landmass hosting these sprawling PV arrays. The footprint of grid-tied solar is increasing, and, separate to that, so is the spread of wildfires stoked by a warming climate, consuming acres of land in regions experiencing historically less precipitation. In 2024,…

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