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New DER planning software from Clean Power Research and SMUD enables utilities to predict bottom-line impacts in a DER world
 |  January 2018

 Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...

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...

New WattPlan® software by Clean Power Research sets standard for utilities to deliver highly personalized answers to energy questions
 |  June 2015

Early adopters are cost-effectively engaging customers about solar options with WattPlan®’s interactive, online...

Clean Power Research Takes on Solar Soft Costs and PV Fleet Integration with $1.5 million in SunShot Initiative Awards
 |  October 2013

New software services will help utilities cost-effectively manage interconnection, better engage solar customers, and...

Solar Power Generation in the US: Too Expensive or a Bargain?
+  |  March 2012

This article identifies the combined value that solar electric power plants deliver to utilities’ rate payers and...

Solar Sustained Vehicles: A Consumer’s Solution to Protection in an Age of Oil Dependence, Economic Uncertainty, & Global Warming
+  |  November 2008

A consumer’s view of the fuel saving benefits of Solar Sustained Vehicles. Download PDF >>>

Are Photovoltaic Systems Worth More to Residential Consumers on Net Metered Time-of-Use Rates?
 |  January 2004

Examination of the value of PV to residential customers under Time-of-Use rates. Download PDF >>>

Maximizing PV peak shaving with solar load control: validation of a web-based economic evaluation tool
 |  August 2003

Calculating the value of solar load control for commercial applications using Clean Power Estimator. Download PDF...

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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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PNM® transforms electric service requests with PowerClerk®
Jul 14, 2025
PNM® transforms electric service requests with PowerClerk®

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM®) is showing what’s possible when utilities modernize their service request process. With more than 12,000 requests each year, from new home connections to complex commercial upgrades, PNM needed a better way to manage the...

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Reducing uncertainty with observational MET programs
Jul 8, 2025
Reducing uncertainty with observational MET programs

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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