Amazon US shut off rooftop solar system after fires - report

[Jan]

Amazon forced to shut down rooftop solar after fires and electrical explosions

Numerous Amazon rooftop solar installations suffered electrical explosions and fires within 13 months, forcing the ecommerce giant to temporarily shut down all its rooftop solar plants last year, CNBC reports.

The incidents occurred at six of Amazon's 47 fulfilment centres in North America between April 2020 and June 2021.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Interesting

 

[Moto Guzzi]

Interesting

 

[RonSwanson]

DC is not AC, the arcs are very different and a bad connector somewhere can wreak havoc. Installations need to be done meticulously, using top quality components, connectors, conductors, protection and switchgear that is rated for DC voltages and current.

 

[jambai]

Sounds unusual I mean we never had any issues in sunny South Africa with regards to fires as many shopping centres etc have roof top solar .

 

[Geoff.D]

I mean we never had any issues in sunny South Africa

Yet ....... Solar systems are not yet that old. And, most of the initial ones were designed and installed by experts in the field. The design quality and installations especially are starting to slip.