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April 30, 2024 Center for Sustainable Energy Industry Leaders Support Rapid Launch of Solar for All Projects with Free...
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July 25, 2023 ESIG Revolutionizing Solar Power: A Path to 100% Clean Energy Grids
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This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector...
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Evaluating Building Performance of Single-Family Homes in SMUD’s Service Territory Clean Power Research has developed...
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We investigate whether photovoltaics (PV) can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy...
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Small-scale variabilities of solar irradiance are important for many applications. Downscaling approaches need to be...
Satellite-derived solar irradiance data are known to underestimate temporal variability compared to point measurements...
Energy on our planet is central to the functioning of our ecosystem and modern human society. This work attempts to...
The ability to forecast solar irradiance plays an indispensable role in solar power forecasting, which constitutes an...
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We introduce firm solar forecasts as a strategy to operate optimally overbuilt solar power plants in conjunction with...
Combining modeling and simulation with real-time operating data to support grid resiliency is the basis of the latest DOE Solar Energy and Technologies Office project.
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Clean Power Research saw solar generation shift downward from the norm as much as 10% in many U.S. locations in the first half of 2019.
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December 6, 2019 Power Engineering Austin SHINES: Field study in new power systems design for the renewable era
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This report presents the results of a distributed-solar valuation performed for the island of Guam. The study used...
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, the Montana Energy Office (MEO) of the Montana...
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The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
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Satellite-derived irradiance data, as an alternative to ground-based measurements, offer a unique opportunity to...
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November 19, 2018 E & E News Climatewire Minnesota Is on Track to Meet Its Renewable Energy Goals
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July 17, 2018 Insider Energy Trust Solar program launches PowerClerk upgrade
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February 2, 2018 Greentech Media How Utility-Startup Mashups Are Bringing New Grid Tech to Market
January 30, 2018 APPA SMUD to utilize DER forecasting software, pitch to other utilities
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Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...
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The U.S. solar industry grew dramatically in 2016, with total new utility and commercial installations reaching nearly...
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“The Mid-Atlantic is particularly well-suited for solar development, according to a study by Clean Power Research for the Mid‐Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA). The researchers found that the total value of solar ranges from $256 per MWh to $318 per MWh, after considering both economic and social benefits of the development. Of the total value, the highest value components are the Market Price Reduction (averaging $55 per MWh) and the Economic Development Value (averaging $44 per MWh), Clean Power found.
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Although the uncertainty of satellite data such as SolarAnywhere® Data has been shown to be low, it can be challenging...
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American Public Power Association June 16, 2016 EV strategy: Providing service without installing charging stations
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May 23, 2016 Brookings Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit
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March 21, 2016 Greentech Media How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per...
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March 16, 2016 Transmission & Distribution World EPRI to Lead Research to Maximize Solar and Energy Storage...
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December 5, 2015 Cleantechnica Substantial Savings Possible By Combining EV & Home Solar
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November 20, 2015 PV Magazine US Energy Department: US $22.7 million for 23 solar tech projects
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November 17, 2015 PV-Tech DOE continues solar cost-cutting drive with US$22.7m funding round
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July 28, 2015 FierceEnergy So much solar: Hawaii utilities tempt customers with new tool
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July 20, 2015 MIT Technology Review Weather Forecasting Enters a New Era
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June 29, 2015 Renewable Energy World What Is the Value of Solar Energy + Storage?
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April 9, 2015 Grist The bright side of California’s drought: More solar power
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March 19, 2015 UtilityDive Is solar worth $0.33 per kWh? Inside Maine's valuation debate
February 24, 2015 Cascade Business News Oregon DOE & Energy Trust of Oregon Recognized for Helping Solar Customers...
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October 16, 2014 Utility Dive How utilities can streamline rooftop solar interconnection and cut costs
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August 25, 2014 Utility Dive How Sacramento's public utility is getting in the residential solar business
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July/August 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for March 2014 and Understanding Solar Resource Uncertainty (page...
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Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment...
In April 2010, Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration...
May/June 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential Maps for January and February 2014 (page 6)
April 12, 2014 The Desert Sun California electricity grid tests ‘green’ technology
April, 2014 Institute for Local Self-Reliance Minnesota’s Value of Solar: Can a Northern State’s New Solar Policy...
The Value of Solar methodology developed on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and approved by the...
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SolarAnywhere® FleetView® is generating behind-the-meter PV forecasts in California, enabling utilities and ISOs to...
February 19, 2014 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Mississippi is the “sunshine state” for the Tennessee Valley...
January 30, 2014 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Solar Mythbusters #2: Intermittency is a barrier to solar...
January 27, 2014 NASA Energy Innovations Satellites help power grid keep its balance
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January 2, 2014 Environment & Energy Publishing Utilities: Minn. tries to put a climate value on rooftop solar
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November 5, 2013 Environment & Energy Publishing Company taps new Wall Street investors in bid to go beyond tax...
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October 31, 2013 Greentech Media Transforming Rooftop Solar From Invisible Threat to Predictable Resource
October 24, 2013 ClimateProgress How the Department of Energy is Working to Reduce the Cost of Solar by 75 Percent
October 22, 2013 Energy.gov - Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy From Mind to Marketplace: SunShot...
New software services will help utilities cost-effectively manage interconnection, better engage solar customers, and...
October 21, 2013 Center for American Progress Solar Power to the People: The Rise of Rooftop Solar Among the Middle...
July/August Solar Today Historical PV Generation Potential for March
May 13, 2013 E&E News In wake of Solyndra debacle, U.S. industry sees chance to go from niche to mainstream
May 2, 2013 Princeton School of Engineering & Applied Science News Growth of Distributed Electricity Systems on...
May/June 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for January and February (page 6)
Lean how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is being integrated into CAISO planning and operations tools to provide power...
April 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for December 2012 and 2012 Monthly Average (page 6)
Web services that power intelligent lead generation, quoting, administration and operations tools for financiers,...
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Grid-connected PV in the U.S. has grown substantially over the past several years and grid operators are increasingly...
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March 8, 2013 Greentech Media Austin Energy's Value of Solar Tariff: Could It Work Anywhere Else?
March 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for November and Comparison of Tilted vs. Flat-Mount PV (page 8)
Lean how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is being integrated into CAISO planning and operations tools to provide power...
This presentation describes how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is being used to cost-effectively forecast power output of...
February 14, 2013 RenewableEnergyWorld.com Net Metering Debate Rages On Despite Calls For Calm
February 10, 2013 CleanTechnica Value Of Solar Tariffs — The Way To Go?
January/February 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for October 2012 and Effects of Hurricane Sandy (page 8)
This presentation covers two methods of valuing solar that are currently being considered as alternatives to net...
January/February 2013 Solar Today Why a Smart FiT is Smart Policy (page 14)
January 9, 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for September 2012
January 1, 2013 Electrical Contractor Study Finds Solar A Bargain for New Jersey and Pennsylvania
December 19, 2012 Midwest Energy News Cloud Forecasting Could Improve Outlook for Solar Power
December 10, 2012 FierceEnergy LADWP solar incentive apps increase 400%
November/December 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for July and August 2012 (page 6)
November 28, 2012 Solar Industry Magazine NREL Releases Updated U.S. Solar Radiation Database
SAN FRANCISCO, November 27th, 2012 - The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) has more than doubled...
This Value of Solar® study was prepared for the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the...
November 6, 2012 CleanEnergyAuthority.com NJ’s, PA’s SREC Markets Make Solar a Good Value for Ratepayers
Learn how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ can be used for behind-the-meter PV fleet forecasting. Presented at the Utility...
October 24, 2012 Solar Industry Magazine DECK Monitoring Incorporates SolarAnywhere SystemCheck
October 17, 2012 Greentech Media Third-Party Solar Ownership, Monitoring Residential Rooftops, and Herding Cats
New PV benchmarking services give leasing companies, installer and financing networks and monitoring companies...
September 17, 2012 The Wall Street Journal The Economics of Installing Solar
SEATTLE, September 5th, 2012 – Clean Power Research® (www.cleanpower.com) today announced that Mark Liffmann has...
September 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for May and June 2012 (page 8)
August 24, 2012 Greentech Media Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?
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June 15, 2012 Greentech Media What Solar and Offshore Wind Can Do Together
This handbook will help agencies and utilities select, design, and implement incentive programs that best meet...
June 8, 2012 GigaOm 6 ways software rules the clean power economy
June 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential and NREL TMY3 Maps for March 2012
May 17, 2012 PV Magazine Clean Power Research launches tool for analyzing solar irradiation
May 15, 2012 Greentech Media Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software
May 15, 2012 Solar Industry Clean Power Research Introduces SolarAnywhere FleetView
May 15, 2012 Solar Power World Software Helps Solve PV Fleet Management Challenges
Utilities and ISOs can now plan and operate PV fleets reliably and cost-effectively, enabling higher PV penetration...
As energy generation from distributed PV increases, utilities and ISOs are working to quantify the impact of high...
May 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for January and February 2012
This paper summarizes the deployment of a 71 station solar monitoring network in Sacramento, Calif., and its use in...
March/April 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for November and December 2011
March 19, 2012 Napa Valley Register Firm gets grant to study solar energy
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Metrics used in assessing irradiance model accuracy such as Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error...
March 14, 2012 Smart Grid Update Tom Hoff on PV fleet simulation technology
March 13, 2012 PV Insider PV Intelligence Brief – Clean Power Research Awarded Grant
March 13, 2012 Solar Industry Clean Power Research to Study Solar Variability with New CPUC Grant
PRESS RELEASE March 12, 2012 Three CSI RD&D projects to use SolarAnywhere™ forecast irradiance data NAPA, Calif. –...
This article evaluates the ability of three operational satellite models (SolarAnywhere® Standard, Enhanced, and High...
This article presents an experimental evaluation of the combined effective capacity of off-shore wind and...
This article identifies the combined value that solar electric power plants deliver to utilities’ rate payers and...
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This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
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NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research®, one of the California Solar Initiative (CSI) RD&D grant awardees, has...
This article presents a set of empirical models capable of extracting metrics quantifying the short‐term variability...
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NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research® announces the publication of a novel approach to quantifying power output...
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We often attach big breakthroughs to a single, iconic name such as Thomas Edison and the light bulb, or Steve Jobs and the iPhone. But that framing hides how innovation typically occurs. Transformative advances are rarely the result of a lone inventor or a single flash of brilliance.
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