{"id":50479,"date":"2017-12-18T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solitonenergy.com\/?page_id=50479"},"modified":"2020-10-21T17:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:40:54","slug":"offsite-solar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.solitonenergy.com\/solar\/offsite-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Offsite Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.solitonenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/photovoltaic-2138992_1920_cropped5.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Offsite Solar&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Audiowide|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; 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