Shelly Whitworth | Jan 4, 2023
WattPlan® and PowerClerk® automate solar education and accelerate interconnection timelines Rappahannock (REC) needed to address multiple interconnection challenges, including high solar support call volumes, a labor-intensive interconnection process and a manual...
Matthew Bleeker | Nov 30, 2022
The high share of PV energy requires greater system flexibility to address the increased demand/supply imbalance induced by the inherent intermittency and variability of the solar resource. In this work, we have developed a methodology to evaluate the margins for...
Matthew Bleeker | Nov 10, 2022
This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector building footprint data with [satellite-derived] solar irradiation data and uses accurate anisotropic irradiance transposition and power simulation...
Matthew Bleeker | Nov 1, 2022
Grid-connected solar power generation, either dispersed or centralized, has developed and grown at the margin of a core of dispatchable and baseload conventional generation. As the penetration of this variable resource increases, the management of the underlying core...
Matthew Bleeker | Oct 25, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that residential PV systems accounted for 61 percent of total annual generation from small scale distributed PV systems in 2021. The amount of power coming from these Behind-The-Meter (BTM) PV systems emphasizes...
