Solar-Energy Systems Stay Active During Fire

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Electrical wires that run into traditional solar-energy systems may present a danger to firefighters during a building fire, said Patrick Chapman, chief technology officer of SolarBridge Technologies, who said they can continue to generate electricity even as a fire engulfs a building.rn"When a building is on fire, one of the first things that is done is to cut power," Chapman said. "The problem with a traditional photovoltaic or solar cells system is that you can't turn off a solar panel. If the sun is shining on it, it's producing power.