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Planning for solar part 1: Solar fleet modeling

SolarAnywhere Posts | Sep 4, 2014

With the proliferation of grid-connected solar—whether from a few large, utility-scale systems, or from thousands of small, behind-the-meter systems—utilities are grappling with integration of these distributed, variable power generation resources. Over the next three...

When it comes to understanding solar resource risk, not all datasets are created equal

SolarAnywhere Posts | Aug 28, 2014

When it comes to ensuring that solar investments live up to power-production expectations, one important element is understanding the uncertainty of the solar resource. The lower the uncertainty of the background solar resource, the higher the likelihood a solar...

Intersolar North America 2014: The year of O&M and bankability

SolarAnywhere Posts | Jul 24, 2014

I often hear complaints that solar tradeshows aren’t offering much that is new and exciting—but I beg to differ. Every year I see trends emerging—trends that are often overlooked until months after the show. Intersolar North America was no exception. This year I was...

Is it rational for the value of solar to exceed existing average retail electricity rates?

Tom Hoff | Jun 19, 2014

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...

29 million answers to the question “What can solar do for me?”

Brian Boler | Jun 12, 2014

The calculations to determine whether or not solar is a good investment are not simple—unless you’re using the Clean Power Estimator® solar calculator. Since we started counting 10 years ago, Clean Power Estimator has performed more than 29 million solar savings...

PowerClerk auto-document generation and electronic signature features streamline incentive and interconnection processing

Scott Tewel | Jun 5, 2014

Taking paper intensive processes online can dramatically simplify what formerly would have been manual, time-consuming administrative tasks. For the solar industry, this can help reduce soft costs, which today account for more than 60 percent of the cost of installing...

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