{"id":3492,"date":"2021-12-06T18:16:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T18:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=3492"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:05:53","slug":"rooftop-om-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/resource\/rooftop-om-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooftop O&#038;M Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Solar Energy UK\u2019s Rooftop Best Practice Guidelines have been produced by members of Solar Energy UK\u2019s Rooftop O&amp;M Working Group. The Guidelines discuss issues which are relevant to ensuring the safe and effective operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) of roof-mounted solar power systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This second version of the Guidelines has been updated to reflect the development of new aspects of O&amp;M. 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