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Behind-the-Meter PV Fleet Forecasting

Grid-connected PV in the U.S. has grown substantially over the past several years and grid operators are increasingly...

Clean Power Research Takes on PV Fleet Management Challenges with Ground-Breaking Data Sources and Analysis Capabilities

Utilities and ISOs can now plan and operate PV fleets reliably and cost-effectively, enabling higher PV penetration...

Reporting of Irradiance Model Relative Errors

Metrics used in assessing irradiance model accuracy such as Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error...

Solar Resource Variability: Myth & Fact

Examines short-term solar resource variability caused by passing clouds. View Article >>>

Evaluating Irradiance Accuracy Using California ISO Data: Lessons Learned

This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...

Short-term Irradiance Variability: Station Pair Correlation as a Function of Distance

This article focuses on station pairs, and investigates the correlation of their short-term variability as a function...

Weather Adjusted Performance Guarantees

This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...

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