How utilities are effectively streamlining electrification and home performance rebate programs

Evan Gray | Nov 19, 2024

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

Frank Dominguez | Oct 2, 2024

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

Lauren Gottschalk | Sep 11, 2024

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

Mike Pierce | Jul 10, 2024

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

Max Reichlin | May 16, 2024

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...

PowerClerk Innovates, Surpasses Two Million Interconnection Projects

Brian Boler | Feb 20, 2024

The intelligent and coordinated integration of renewable energy projects into power grids is critical for ensuring grid resiliency. Unfortunately, the process of interconnecting these projects is often hindered by disjointed, outdated processes that don’t scale to...