Solar Risk Assessment 2025: PV underperformance, climate change modeling and beyond
The seventh edition of the Solar Risk Assessment from kWh Analytics is now available. This annual report brings together data-driven insights from leading voices across the solar industry to explore emerging risks faced by solar developers, operators and financiers. The 2025 report covers a range of challenges, including: Intensifying extreme weather impacts The need for high […]
| Jun 10, 2025 Solar Risk Assessment 2025: PV underperformance, climate change modeling and beyond
The seventh edition of the Solar Risk Assessment from kWh Analytics is now available. This annual report brings together data-driven insights from leading voices across the solar industry to explore emerging risks faced by solar developers, operators and financiers. The 2025 report covers a range of challenges, including: Intensifying extreme weather impacts The need for high […]
Streamlining Large Load Request Workflows
This year’s DTECH Data Centers and AI conference made it clear that in the era of AI and data centers, large load requests are hitting utilities faster and at greater scale than ever before. Policy, pricing, supply chain, and physical infrastructure are well-known...
FortisAlberta reduces interconnection application processing time by 80%
As Alberta increasingly adopts distributed solar energy, FortisAlberta has become central to meeting the rapidly growing demand for interconnections. Alberta is the fastest growing solar market in Canada. Since 2022, the volume of residential solar interconnection...
SolarAnywhere® Version 4.0 irradiance model launches with extreme weather insights
SolarAnywhere customers have plenty to be excited about with this year’s release of Historical Data Version 4.0 (V4.0). Alongside substantial model enhancements that have reduced global data uncertainty, we’ve introduced a new data portal UX/UI with Map Overlay...
Advancing utility solutions at DISTRIBUTECH 2025
Announcing AI capabilities, FleetView® and new partner integrations ahead of DISTRIBUTECH 2025 As global beneficial electrification accelerates, utilities and their tools must continually adapt. The US Department of Energy is explicitly encouraging utilities to...
PowerClerk API integration with Python
PowerClerk® API Integrations using Python can improve the efficiency of any PowerClerk program. Connecting digital systems to share data will reduce mismatches, errors, and improve accuracy. Automating review processes, updating results from inspections, or work order...
Enabling better planning and operations with behind-the-meter DER insights from FleetView
Electric utilities are facing unprecedented challenges as the rapid growth of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV and electric vehicles redefine the requirements to plan, operate and maintain a reliable grid. The use of...
New SolarAnywhere® monitoring API (beta) joins across-the-board API performance enhancements
Clean Power Research® is excited to announce the public beta release of our new SolarAnywhere monitoring API, designed to provide you with scalable, seamless and efficient access to real-time data. This new, synchronous API supports fast and reliable data...
The role of business process automation in DER interconnection processes
DER interconnection is a complex process with many players, but software providers are uniquely positioned to transform it with automation and innovation. As outlined in the recent DOE Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap, the utility industry is...
Unlock the power of real-time solar data: New SolarAnywhere® dashboard
Clean Power Research® is excited to unlock the power of real-time solar data for more users with the launch of the SolarAnywhere® SystemCheck® Monitoring Dashboard. Users can now access and visualize SystemCheck real-time irradiance data directly...
Streamlining Large Load Request Workflows
This year’s DTECH Data Centers and AI conference made it clear that in the era of AI and data centers, large load requests are hitting utilities faster and at greater scale than ever before. Policy, pricing, supply chain, and physical infrastructure are well-known...
FortisAlberta reduces interconnection application processing time by 80%
As Alberta increasingly adopts distributed solar energy, FortisAlberta has become central to meeting the rapidly growing demand for interconnections. Alberta is the fastest growing solar market in Canada. Since 2022, the volume of residential solar interconnection...
PowerClerk API integration with Python
PowerClerk® API Integrations using Python can improve the efficiency of any PowerClerk program. Connecting digital systems to share data will reduce mismatches, errors, and improve accuracy. Automating review processes, updating results from inspections, or work order...
Preparing utilities for future customer electrification programs
Electrification programs offered through state and local organizations are changing the U.S. electric utility landscape and reshaping demand side management (DSM) programs. Increased complexity, ever-changing baseline efficiencies, and the shifting focus from MWh to...
How utilities are effectively streamlining electrification and home performance rebate programs
As the demand for clean energy intensifies, utilities and energy agencies face increasing pressure to meet ambitious sustainability targets while maintaining operational efficiency. Electrification and home performance rebate programs have become essential tools for...
PowerClerk®: The preferred choice over SaaS giants for utility program management
As a Salesforce cofounder, I’ve been involved in engineering SaaS solutions for many years. I believe that traditional, comprehensive platform-oriented cloud and hybrid approaches, including those from SaaS giants, are often not the best option for utility and agency...
Solar for All: Best practices for designing effective solar programs
The Solar for All initiative has awarded $7 billion in federal funding to states, cities, territories and tribes across the U.S. The funding is being used to design and implement solar programs that directly benefit communities, with a focus on low-income and...
AESP Energy Intel magazine feature: remote bulk efficiency auditing
Brittany Farrell, Senior Researcher at Clean Power Research, recently published an article in AESP’s Energy Intel quarterly magazine (page 61). The article illustrates how utilities can use existing energy-usage data and innovative modeling to audit the energy...
Ensuring Transparent Information for Consumers in Home Energy Upgrade Programs
During the White House Consumer Convening in D.C. earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) introduced a voluntary "Consumer Bill of Rights" framework for States to incorporate into their upcoming Home Energy Rebate programs. The framework outlines 12 key...
Leading electric utilities choose Clean Power Research
Clean Power Research is honored to take a leading role in utility and energy agency digitalization initiatives On behalf of the entire team at Clean Power Research, I wish our utility and energy agency customers a Happy New Year and thank you for a great 2023. We’re...
How utilities can forecast DER impact by leveraging customer insights, operational data and data analytics
Utilities must meet consumer demand with reliable supply amongst changing consumer habits. The DER tidal wave is on its way, powered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), aggressive state, federal and utility emission reduction goals, and growing customer interest in...
Insights for utilities tackling complex, equitable EV programs
Tailwinds for electrifying transportation continue to strengthen. Utilities across the country are developing programs to accelerate EV adoption and efficiently roll out charging infrastructure. While some utilities have successfully piloted or launched their first...
More than 65 utilities trust Clean Power Research to accelerate their energy transformation
In 2019, Clean Power Research reached a milestone when we reported that all Top 10 U.S. utilities relied on one or more of our products to support their energy transformation efforts. In 2021, we witnessed a step change by our utility customers as the tempo of the...
Leveraging utility trusted advisor status to drive EV growth and grid reliability
The electric vehicle (EV) market continues to sizzle across the country, setting a record for quarterly sales in Q1 and Q2 of 2021. Through April 2021, EV sales were up 130 percent over 2020, and exceeded 2019 sales by 75 percent. Utilities have recognized the...
Tucson Electric Power builds a better customer experience with WattPlan®
With the rapid expansion of distributed energy resources (DERs), utilities are offering new types of electric rate plans to their customers. These traditional and renewable rate plans give customers new options, but knowing which rate to choose can be confusing. When...
All top 10 U.S. utilities trust Clean Power Research
At Clean Power Research, we think of ourselves as a modestly sized company doing big work. We are a passionate team of engineers, scientists and customer-obsessed service professionals focused on delivering world-class software solutions to utilities and the solar...
As community solar grows, scaling customer engagement is critical
Solar energy production is booming in the United States. According to the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), “U.S. solar generation has increased from 2 million MWh in 2008 to 96 million MWh in 2018.” The growth of solar has coincided with the proliferation...
Move beyond worst-case distribution planning with DER adoption forecasts and probabilistic planning
Distribution engineers today are responsible for designing the future of a critical infrastructure system, yet uncertainty pervades the process. Traditional methods of load forecasting and system planning are becoming less tenable due to the growth of distributed...
SolarAnywhere® Version 4.0 irradiance model launches with extreme weather insights
SolarAnywhere customers have plenty to be excited about with this year’s release of Historical Data Version 4.0 (V4.0). Alongside substantial model enhancements that have reduced global data uncertainty, we’ve introduced a new data portal UX/UI with Map Overlay...
New SolarAnywhere® monitoring API (beta) joins across-the-board API performance enhancements
Clean Power Research® is excited to announce the public beta release of our new SolarAnywhere monitoring API, designed to provide you with scalable, seamless and efficient access to real-time data. This new, synchronous API supports fast and reliable data...
Unlock the power of real-time solar data: New SolarAnywhere® dashboard
Clean Power Research® is excited to unlock the power of real-time solar data for more users with the launch of the SolarAnywhere® SystemCheck® Monitoring Dashboard. Users can now access and visualize SystemCheck real-time irradiance data directly...
Enhancing precision with new SolarAnywhere® sub-hourly TMY data
Clean Power Research® is thrilled to announce the launch of SolarAnywhere® Sub-Hourly Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) irradiance and weather data! This feature provides SolarAnywhere customers with sub-hourly data, enhancing the precision of solar resource...
Investigating variation of soiling and snow loss models using SolarAnywhere® data
Soiling and snow on PV systems can lead to significant annual energy losses, reaching up to 50%1 and 40%2 in certain regions. Our study investigates common models for estimating soiling and snow-related energy impacts. By analyzing these soiling and snow loss models...
SolarAnywhere Data Version 3.8 includes new high latitude irradiance data
Clean Power Research® releases a new SolarAnywhere® data version annually. This year’s update addresses the changing needs of the solar industry as projects expand to more northern, snowy locations with appreciable wind risk by offering new high-latitude irradiance...
2024 Solar Risk Assessment report: Data-driven insights address emerging risks
This sixth annual Solar Risk Assessment (SRA) report is now available, offering deep insights into extreme weather and operational risk, and for the first time, battery energy storage system (BESS) risk. The report is published by kWh Analytics and features articles...
Reduce uncertainty with higher-resolution typical year solar resource data
Typical year irradiance datasets (TGY, TDY) summarize solar resource at a location. This data is generated to reflect the most probable (P50) monthly total irradiance, based on a long history of solar resource. SolarAnywhere calculates typical year data from a maximum...
Case study: BayWA r.e. reduces OPEX by transitioning from aging and obsolete instrumentation to SolarAnywhere®
BayWa r.e. Operations Services LLC provides O&M services for a fleet of ~1 GW of renewable energy assets, both owned by BayWa r.e. and assets of other clients. Services include a real-time comparison of actual to expected, weather-adjusted energy output. This...
Solar+ home proven: a milestone reached
This article is a follow-on to Clean Power Research’s 11-part series on Solar+ homes series. Solar+ homes describes how homeowners can combine simple energy efficiency measures, solar PV, electric vehicles (EVs) and appliance electrification to create households that...
MN Solar Pathways: Illuminating pathways to 10% solar
On March 30, 2017, the Minnesota Department of Commerce along with its core team, kicked off its Department of Energy-funded MN Solar Pathways project aimed at finding the least-risk, best-value solutions for MN to achieve its solar energy goals. Clean Power Research...
Hot topics at Intersolar NA 2015: ITC, solar + storage and snow!
San Francisco once again played host to the Intersolar North America conference in July. For industry veterans, this year’s event was familiar: crowded registration lines, bumping into old friends and a busy exhibition floor. On the other hand, this year’s hot...
Valuation of solar plus storage in Hawaii
Clean Power Research recently took on the challenge of developing a new methodology for performing a hybrid solar plus storage (solar + storage) valuation study for systems in Hawaii. The methodology was commissioned by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc....
Solar + storage in Hawaii: Making cents of time-of-use economics
As Hawaii works through a host of complex interconnection issues, the solar industry is taking a fresh, new look at energy storage. Grid-connected storage has been around for years, promising a wide array of uses—from energy arbitrage and frequency regulation, to...
Is it rational for the value of solar to exceed existing average retail electricity rates?
The utility and solar industries are in a heated debate about how to compensate customers who have distributed photovoltaic (PV) energy systems on their homes. Net energy metering (NEM) is currently the predominant approach used in the U.S. However, to understand any...
Transparency in the value of solar: When 9 cents equals 12 cents
Minnesota’s recently enacted Value of Solar (VOS) methodology was developed with full public vetting, including three public workshops and a review process that enabled stakeholders to actively participate and provide input. The process used to develop the policies...
Getting to the bottom of the EEI and NRDC statement on net metering
The Edison Electric Institute (“EEI”) and the Natural Resource Defense Council (“NRDC”) recently issued a joint statement targeted to state utility regulators “to advance support for utility policies that enhance the electric power grid for the benefit of all...
2014 solar trends episode 1: The Phantom Meter
The New Year is a natural time to take stock of what was and what is to come. This month, we’ll highlight the solar trends we anticipate emerging over the course of 2014. We start today with 2014 solar trends episode 1: The phantom meter. Of course, the battle over...
FortisAlberta reduces interconnection application processing time by 80%
As Alberta increasingly adopts distributed solar energy, FortisAlberta has become central to meeting the rapidly growing demand for interconnections. Alberta is the fastest growing solar market in Canada. Since 2022, the volume of residential solar interconnection...
Enabling better planning and operations with behind-the-meter DER insights from FleetView
Electric utilities are facing unprecedented challenges as the rapid growth of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV and electric vehicles redefine the requirements to plan, operate and maintain a reliable grid. The use of...
The role of business process automation in DER interconnection processes
DER interconnection is a complex process with many players, but software providers are uniquely positioned to transform it with automation and innovation. As outlined in the recent DOE Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap, the utility industry is...
WattPlan® helps 1 million utility and energy agency customers make smart energy choices
WattPlan has now helped more than 1 million utility customers make informed decisions about their renewable energy, rate plan and clean transportation options. This is a significant milestone for WattPlan, a leading utility solution for automated clean energy and...
Preparing utilities for future customer electrification programs
Electrification programs offered through state and local organizations are changing the U.S. electric utility landscape and reshaping demand side management (DSM) programs. Increased complexity, ever-changing baseline efficiencies, and the shifting focus from MWh to...
Reducing interconnection backlogs amid growth in utility-scale electric generating capacity
The U.S. saw utility-scale electric generating capacity increase by 21% during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Most of the new capacity came from utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage. According to the U.S. Energy Information...
WattPlan expands coverage of solar rooftop data
Clean Power Research® is excited to announce an enhancement to WattPlan®, our personalized rate and DER customer education and engagement software for utilities and energy agencies. As of July 1st, all rooftop solar estimations on WattPlan sites started using Google’s...
AESP Energy Intel magazine feature: remote bulk efficiency auditing
Brittany Farrell, Senior Researcher at Clean Power Research, recently published an article in AESP’s Energy Intel quarterly magazine (page 61). The article illustrates how utilities can use existing energy-usage data and innovative modeling to audit the energy...
Ensuring Transparent Information for Consumers in Home Energy Upgrade Programs
During the White House Consumer Convening in D.C. earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) introduced a voluntary "Consumer Bill of Rights" framework for States to incorporate into their upcoming Home Energy Rebate programs. The framework outlines 12 key...
SolarAnywhere® Version 4.0 irradiance model launches with extreme weather insights
SolarAnywhere customers have plenty to be excited about with this year’s release of Historical Data Version 4.0 (V4.0). Alongside substantial model enhancements that have reduced global data uncertainty, we’ve introduced a new data portal UX/UI with Map Overlay...
Advancing utility solutions at DISTRIBUTECH 2025
Announcing AI capabilities, FleetView® and new partner integrations ahead of DISTRIBUTECH 2025 As global beneficial electrification accelerates, utilities and their tools must continually adapt. The US Department of Energy is explicitly encouraging utilities to...
New SolarAnywhere® monitoring API (beta) joins across-the-board API performance enhancements
Clean Power Research® is excited to announce the public beta release of our new SolarAnywhere monitoring API, designed to provide you with scalable, seamless and efficient access to real-time data. This new, synchronous API supports fast and reliable data...
Unlock the power of real-time solar data: New SolarAnywhere® dashboard
Clean Power Research® is excited to unlock the power of real-time solar data for more users with the launch of the SolarAnywhere® SystemCheck® Monitoring Dashboard. Users can now access and visualize SystemCheck real-time irradiance data directly...
Enhancing precision with new SolarAnywhere® sub-hourly TMY data
Clean Power Research® is thrilled to announce the launch of SolarAnywhere® Sub-Hourly Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) irradiance and weather data! This feature provides SolarAnywhere customers with sub-hourly data, enhancing the precision of solar resource...
Investigating variation of soiling and snow loss models using SolarAnywhere® data
Soiling and snow on PV systems can lead to significant annual energy losses, reaching up to 50%1 and 40%2 in certain regions. Our study investigates common models for estimating soiling and snow-related energy impacts. By analyzing these soiling and snow loss models...
SolarAnywhere Data Version 3.8 includes new high latitude irradiance data
Clean Power Research® releases a new SolarAnywhere® data version annually. This year’s update addresses the changing needs of the solar industry as projects expand to more northern, snowy locations with appreciable wind risk by offering new high-latitude irradiance...
2024 Solar Risk Assessment report: Data-driven insights address emerging risks
This sixth annual Solar Risk Assessment (SRA) report is now available, offering deep insights into extreme weather and operational risk, and for the first time, battery energy storage system (BESS) risk. The report is published by kWh Analytics and features articles...
Reduce uncertainty with higher-resolution typical year solar resource data
Typical year irradiance datasets (TGY, TDY) summarize solar resource at a location. This data is generated to reflect the most probable (P50) monthly total irradiance, based on a long history of solar resource. SolarAnywhere calculates typical year data from a maximum...