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2021 in Review

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 the rest of the industry through our unique approach to project solutions and our business practices that bring added value to our customers. Through tremendous growth, diligence, dependability, strength, and [...]

RPCS Listed on Inc.’s 2021 Best in Business List in the Construction Category

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 Inc.’s 2021 Best in Business List, Inc. magazine’s second annual recognition program celebrating companies making the biggest impact on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole.    [...]

Solar Engineering Blog Series: Corrosion and Galvanization

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 desert will last much longer than steel exposed to ocean spray. Similarly, steel that is embedded in the ground also corrodes, and corrodes at different rates depending on the composition [...]

Solar Engineering Blog Series: Factor of Safety and Design Life

"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 of as excess capacity above the required design loads. Its purpose is to provide a measure of safety against failure due to underestimated loads, overestimated capacity, or a combination of [...]

RPCS Earns a Spot on the Inc. 5000 List

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, and communities. This incredible recognition is a huge accomplishment for RPCS, illustrating how we have risen above the fierce competition presented by nearly 7 million companies. With over 250% growth in [...]

RPCS Ranks No. 10 on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors List

[Monterey, CALIF.] 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. The U.S. solar industry is on the upswing, thanks to a pro-renewables presidential administration and increased concern over climate change. RPCS has had a front-row seat to this […]

Workforce Training Key to Meeting Explosive Solar Demand in the Coming Decade

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 spiked in April of 2020 to levels not seen since the 1930s—and still mounted at 6.1 percent a year later in April of 2021. The solar industry was not exempt […]

Solar Engineering Blog Series: CAB Wire Management System Considerations

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 system that can be used in lieu of trenching to carry wires from throughout the field to combiner boxes, inverters, etc. The system is comprised of a steel or copper [...]

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