Utilities

Utilities

Industry Leaders Support Rapid Launch of Solar for All Projects with Free Playbook
 |  April 2024

Center for Sustainable Energy and Clean Power Research share best practices and practical solutions for engaging...

SolarAnywhere® Innovations Reduce Uncertainty to Optimize Development, Operations
 |  September 2023

Companies digitalizing business processes rely on SolarAnywhere’s easy-to-use API and highly accurate, site-specific...

Clean Power Research and Integral Analytics partner to help utilities optimize distribution network investments
 |  January 2023

New solution addresses key DER information gaps and equips utility planners with the information needed to gain...

Advancing the Science of Behind-the-Meter PV Forecasting
+  |  July 2019

This presentation discusses how probabilistic forecasting enables electric utilities and grid operators to reduce...

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...

Pricing renewables: Public power puts customers first
 |  January 2018

January 3, 2018 American Public Power Association Pricing renewables: Public power puts customers first

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...

Sunrun and Clean Power Research Receive U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Award to Develop First Solar Permitting and Interconnection Software Application for Installers
 |  November 2015

New Software Will Reduce Time and Costs of Going Solar and Improve Customer Satisfaction SAN FRANCISCO – November 16,...

PowerClerk Speeding Time to Solar Interconnection across Five U.S. Utilities, Processed over 25,000 Applications in Five Months
 |  September 2015

With PowerClerk, utility processing times have been reduced by as much as 63%, and median time to submit applications...

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 Receives Innovative Solar Partner of the Year Award from Solar Electric Power Association
 |  October 2014

Award recognizes value of new, scalable software that enables utilities to streamline their interconnection processes...

Clean Power Research Helps Reduce Solar Interconnection Soft Costs by Turning Paper into Bytes
 |  October 2014

New software, funded by a SunShot Incubator award, takes solar interconnection online to streamline application...

Managing the Distributed Solar Fleet: From Interconnection to Fleet Operations
+  |  October 2013

Bringing incentive and interconnection management online allows utilities to streamline processing and capture PV...

2014 Value of Solar at Austin Energy
 |  October 2013

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

Behind-the-Meter PV Fleet Forecasting
+  |  March 2013

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

The Value of Distributed Solar Electric Generation to San Antonio
+  |  March 2013

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

Photovoltaic Incentive Design Handbook
+  |  June 2012

This handbook will help agencies and utilities select, design, and implement incentive programs that best meet...

Behind-the-Meter Intelligence for Distributed PV Grid Integration
May 2012

As energy generation from distributed PV increases, utilities and ISOs are working to quantify the impact of high...

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Investigating variation of soiling and snow loss models using SolarAnywhere® data
Jul 2, 2024
Investigating variation of soiling and snow loss models using SolarAnywhere® data

Soiling and snow on PV systems can lead to significant annual energy losses, reaching up to 50%1 and 40%2 in certain regions. Our study investigates common models for estimating soiling and snow-related energy impacts. By analyzing these soiling and snow loss models at a 1 km spatial resolution, incorporating typical PV system parameters and leveraging […]

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SolarAnywhere Data Version 3.8 includes new high latitude irradiance data
Jun 12, 2024
SolarAnywhere Data Version 3.8 includes new high latitude irradiance data

Clean Power Research® releases a new SolarAnywhere® data version annually. This year’s update addresses the changing needs of the solar industry as projects expand to more northern, snowy locations with appreciable wind risk by offering new high-latitude irradiance data. Consistent with years past, we also published our annual validation whitepaper to communicate the accuracy of […]

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2024 Solar Risk Assessment report: Data-driven insights address emerging risks
Jun 11, 2024
2024 Solar Risk Assessment report: Data-driven insights address emerging risks

This sixth annual Solar Risk Assessment (SRA) report is now available, offering deep insights into extreme weather and operational risk, and for the first time, battery energy storage system (BESS) risk. The report is published by kWh Analytics and features articles from more than a dozen industry leaders. This year’s report includes strategies for addressing […]

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