September 26, 2022 —Another incredible year of growth helped California-based solar contractor RP Construction Services (RPCS) secure a steady standing among the nation’s leading design-build firms. RPCS earned the No.…
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July 26, 2022 — Despite concerns over supply chain interruptions and tariff investigations, the U.S. solar industry saw record solar and energy storage demand in 2021. RP Construction Services can…
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2021 has been a year of both successes and challenges... In a year plagued by supply chain disasters and continued pandemic woes, we have alleviated the pain otherwise felt by…
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This is the time of year when we like to send a special holiday gift to our valued customers and partners. But with the majority of people continuing to work…
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Second Annual List Recognizes 147 Private Companies That Put Purpose Before Profit RP Construction Services, Inc. has been awarded the Gold Medal in the Construction category as part of…
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Corrosion and Galvanization: A Primer It’s no surprise that steel corrodes. It’s also no major revelation that steel corrodes at different rates in different environments. Steel in the arid…
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"Factor of Safety" and Design Life “Factor of Safety” is defined as the ratio of a structure’s capacity to the demand placed on that structure. It can be thought…
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RP Construction Services has made the Inc. 5000 list! The Inc. 5000 represents America’s private companies with extraordinary growth that have proved to be truly invaluable to customers, employees,…
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How does RPCS engineer specifically for snow load in regions with heavy snowfall? During the holidays, we at RPCS feel that snow is one topic that’s on everyone’s mind.…
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How do the different departments at RPCS work in harmony to create top-tier project designs? With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the RPCS design team thinks that it is…
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What are CAB gaps and how do they affect design? There are many ways to handle the electrical design on a given project. Although the electrical engineer has the…
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How does RPCS design the Array tracker to handle wind loading? As we enter into the brunt of the hurricane season this September, we at RPCS think it may…
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Corrosion and Galvanization: A Primer It’s no surprise that steel corrodes. It’s also no major revelation that steel corrodes at different rates in different environments. Steel in the arid…
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"Factor of Safety" and Design Life “Factor of Safety” is defined as the ratio of a structure’s capacity to the demand placed on that structure. It can be thought…
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Solar power has been crowned the new king of the global electricity market, signaling what may be the end of the fossil fuel era. This last year saw record-breaking levels…
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July 20, 2021—Solar Power World released today this year’s Top Solar Contractors list, recognizing California-based solar contractor RP Construction Services, Inc.’s installation success with a ranking of No. 10 overall.…
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The global Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented challenges across a number of sectors, including education, housing, health care, and employment. Job losses were exacerbated by the crisis, and the unemployment rate…
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CAB Wire Management System Considerations for the Array Technologies Single-Axis Tracker What is CAB? The Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped (CAB) produces an above-ground wire management…
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SOLAR POWER + AGRICULTURE The Practices and Synergies of Agrivoltaics Spring is in full swing, and with it growing conversations about the field of agrivoltaics. Increased demand for…
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Frost Heave, But Were Afraid to Ask Introduction The foundation of an Array Technologies solar tracker, as with any foundation, must be designed…
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