Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

WattPlan® revealing savings of electric vehicles and solar in California, New York, Arizona
 |  December 2015

Online software has already provided 10,000 residential customers with instant, personalized estimates to determine...

Maximizing the Value of Customer-Sited PV Systems Using Storage & Controls
 |  January 2005

Enhancing the load management and outage protection attributes of PV to increase the value of customer-sited PV...

Reduce, Reuse, Renew: One Possible Approach to Cut Carbon Emissions
 |  July 2000

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Clean Distributed Resources in the U.S. Residential Market
 |  November 1999

Examines how PV combined with energy efficiency and cogeneration fuel cells can satisfy the energy needs of the U.S....

A Micro-Grid with PV, Fuel Cells and Energy Efficiency
+  |  June 1998

This article provides an evaluation of the economic potential of a micro-grid composed of PV, fuel cells and energy...

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Gain better solar resource insight and operational alignment with new SolarAnywhere® 5-minute real-time data
Aug 27, 2025
Gain better solar resource insight and operational alignment with new SolarAnywhere® 5-minute real-time data

This week, we’re pleased to present a guest post from GroundWork® Renewables’ Director of Data and Analytics Julie Chard. At GroundWork, we’re committed to delivering high-quality solar-meteorological (MET) data to reduce uncertainty in solar resource assessments. With more than 15 years of experience supporting the solar development community, our observational MET programs combine best-in-class equipment and […]

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2025 to date: milestones, innovations and customer stories
Jul 30, 2025
2025 to date: milestones, innovations and customer stories

In the time since my New Year’s blog in January, national attention has shifted to Congress and the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” While the renewable energy industry continues to digest the bill’s implications, the Clean Power Research® team has been hard...

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Beyond TMY: Unlocking solar potential in Northern regions with high latitude time-series data
Jul 30, 2025
Beyond TMY: Unlocking solar potential in Northern regions with high latitude time-series data

This week, we’re pleased to present a guest post from GroundWork® Renewables’ Director of Data and Analytics Julie Chard. At GroundWork, we’re committed to delivering high-quality solar-meteorological (MET) data to reduce uncertainty in solar resource assessments. With more than 15 years of experience supporting the solar development community, our observational MET programs combine best-in-class equipment and […]

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