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Minnesota Value of Solar: Methodology

Research | March 2014

The Value of Solar methodology developed on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and approved by the...

2014 Value of Solar at Austin Energy

Research | October 2013

This report and presentation summarizes a Value of Solar® study conducted for Austin Energy in the fall of 2013....

The Value of Distributed Solar Electric Generation to San Antonio

Economic Valuation + Research | March 2013

This Value of Solar® study was prepared for Solar San Antonio under a Department of Energy SunShot Initiative grant....

Net Metering: Quantifying Benefits and Sharing Costs

Economic Valuation + Research | February 2013

This presentation covers two methods of valuing solar that are currently being considered as alternatives to net...

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Oct 9, 2024

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 assessments. By offering granular data at 15-, 30- and 60-minute temporal resolutions and at 1-km spatial resolution, we empower SolarAnywhere users […]

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...

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...

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