Case Study: Rappahannock Electric Cooperative streamlines solar program

Shelly Whitworth | Jan 5, 2023

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) Energy Solutions and Clean Energy team struggled with high solar support call volumes and a labor-intensive interconnection process. To improve their residential and commercial solar programs, REC sought to automate...

Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act part 2: Strategies for electric utilities to effectively scale DER adoption

Shelly Whitworth | Dec 27, 2022

This is part 2 of a 2-part blog. In Part 1, we discussed the challenges and impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on utilities and energy agencies. In Part 2, we’ll share utility best practices to meet increased DER program demands and demonstrate how Clean Power...

How utilities can forecast DER impact by leveraging customer insights, operational data and data analytics

Shelly Whitworth | Dec 13, 2022

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...

Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act part 1: Key elements impacting utilities and energy agencies

Shelly Whitworth | Nov 11, 2022

This is part 1 of a 2-part blog. Here we’ll discuss the impact of the IRA on utilities and energy agencies, and some common challenges. In Part 2, we’ll share utility best practices to meet increased DER program demands and demonstrate how Clean Power Research is...

Case Study: Orange & Rockland streamlines a best-in-class EV make-ready program with PowerClerk®

Shelly Whitworth | Oct 25, 2022

Ambitious EV adoption and charger goals have been set by the state of New York and Orange & Rockland (O&R). Notably, O&R set a target to increase EV chargers in their service area 30x by 2025. In support of this goal, O&R developed the POWERREADY EV...

Case Study: Eversource recognized as finalist in SEPA’s Utility Transformation Awards

Mike Pierce | Sep 19, 2022

The electric utility market is about to undergo profound changes. The broad decarbonization of energy production and storage was already underway and gaining speed, even before recent legislation such as the IRA and NEVI boosted momentum across the U.S. Now, driven by...