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UL3741.com

UL3741.com

Published by derek the solarboi on April 4, 2024

Announcement! Are you having a hard time tracking down what inverters and racking systems are compatible with UL 3741? I’ve made a website for that!

https://ul3741.com/

This is a passion project of mine, to categorize all inverters and racking systems that are listed with UL 3741, on a website that’s accessible and easy to navigate. I know of a couple things I still need to add to the site, but it’s pretty fleshed out already, and I’d appreciate feedback on what’s helpful and what you think it still needs.

If you’re a brand and feel like your products aren’t represented properly, please feel free to reach out using the contact form on the website so we can get things straightened out. I want this to be beneficial to both consumers and manufacturers.

Big thanks to John Weaver (aka Commercial Solar Guy) for inspiring this idea!

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Electric Dramatic

Published by derek the solarboi on August 28, 2023

Because I’m incapable of not starting side projects, welcome to Electric Dramatic, where we get you up to date, baby!

This is actually born out of a previous side project called RVTheory, where I used electrician beef with some RV technicians to parody the “comment electrician”, who always knows so much in their head but probably have never been called on their bullshit. RVTheory was ultimately unsustainable and too niche, but it did feel like a stepping stone to something else, I just couldn’t figure it out. And also I probably got distracted with something more important.

However, step in Cy Porter, a home inspector on all the social media platforms. Cy Porter is fairly well respected, but showed his colors recently as an attention hog in his videos. The whole saga is pretty thick, and I realized what people need is not a parody by someone who can’t keep up with it, but an explainer site for the occasional drama that happens in the electrical social media community. And so, Electric Dramatic was born with its first post: Bye, Cy.