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July 25, 2023 ESIG Revolutionizing Solar Power: A Path to 100% Clean Energy Grids
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Q2 2023 Solar Builder Magazine Fixing Forecasts: How to model PV yields in the face of wild weather
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WattPlan® and PowerClerk® automate solar education and accelerate interconnection timelines Rappahannock (REC) needed...
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This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector...
Grid-connected solar power generation, either dispersed or centralized, has developed and grown at the margin of a...
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that residential PV systems accounted for 61 percent of total...
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The increasing penetration of grid-connected solar photovoltaics has challenged the existing method of planning and...
We investigate whether photovoltaics (PV) can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy...
We investigate whether PV can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy (RE) power...
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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August 19, 2021 Cision PR Newswire The Association of Energy Services Professionals Selected to Lead Innovative...
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June 15, 2021 Saur Energy International Research Flags Risks To US Solar Loans From Chronic Underperformance
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June 7, 2021 Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Looking at solar energy? NPPD Consultants can assist
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December 29, 2020 Quartz It’s time to start wasting solar energy
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In years recent to 2020, low solar-resource in the Eastern U.S. was observed in the SolarAnywhere® dataset. This paper...
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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In this presentation, you'll learn about which type of solar irradiance data—typical year, ground or satellite—is...
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The field of energy forecasting has attracted many researchers from different fields (e.g., meteorology, data...
May 15, 2020 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar at up to 4 times peak load yields a least-cost all-renewables grid
Issue 1 - Spring 2020 Electric Energy Spotlight on the Customer Experience - RMEL Tucson Electric Power Increases...
From devices to customers, data analytics is key to keeping critical infrastructure operational.
March 26, 2020 Solar Power World Groups selected for NYSERDA's clean energy integration challenge
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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.
January 8, 2020 Smart Electric Power Alliance SEPA Announces New Research Advisory Council to Facilitate Smart...
December 6, 2019 Power Engineering Austin SHINES: Field study in new power systems design for the renewable era
November 21, 2019 POWER Magazine EDD to lead $4.9MM U.S. DOE Project for Resilient DER Integration
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As interest in bifacial PV modules grows, there is a need to quantify the impact of additional energy generation for...
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August 14, 2019 PV Magazine 80% renewables is cake – let the extremists argue over the rest
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This presentation discusses how probabilistic forecasting enables electric utilities and grid operators to reduce...
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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...
July 2, 2019 The Freeing Energy Podcast Podcast #15: Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy...
June 5, 2019 Los Angeles Times California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers
May 31, 2019 Phys.org Solar energy expert shares blueprint for a carbon-free future in PV-tech power
May 29, 2019 The Conversation A radical idea to get a high-renewable electric grid: Build way more solar and wind...
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
May 23, 2019 Greentech Media Breaking Down Subsidies for Fossil Fuels: How Much Are We Really Spending?
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Satellite-derived irradiance data, as an alternative to ground-based measurements, offer a unique opportunity to...
March 25, 2019 Utility Dive The biggest numbers game in the power sector: Data analytics and the utility community of...
January 22, 2019 Utility Dive Minnesota study finds it cheaper to curtail solar than to add storage
Current thinking considers that PV output curtailment is a last resort measure to be avoided. In this article, we...
November 19, 2018 E & E News Climatewire Minnesota Is on Track to Meet Its Renewable Energy Goals
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November 15, 2018 Star Tribune Study says Minnesota can economically reach renewable energy goals by 2050
November 15, 2018 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar cheaper than seasonal storage and natural gas in Minnesota
July 17, 2018 Insider Energy Trust Solar program launches PowerClerk upgrade
June 14, 2018 Utility Dive As distributed solar expands, can utility system planning keep up?
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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January 19, 2018 Energy Central New WattPlan® Grid Software Said to Offer Fast, Comprehensive DER Modeling, Analytics...
Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...
January 3, 2018 American Public Power Association Pricing renewables: Public power puts customers first
September 26, 2017 Solar Industry Orange Button Initiative Takes Aim At Solar Soft Costs
August 16, 2017 MauiNow Maui EV Showcase Highlights EVs, Future Projects
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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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May 9, 2017 The Guam Daily Post GPA study prompts solar firm's response
“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.
As adoption of DERs increases, utility distribution planning departments are juggling more projects, each with the...
Why NARUC wants state regulators to incentivize utility cloud computing
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October 25, 2016 PV Insider US solar groups advance soiling analysis to reduce seasonal risks
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This paper summarizes and analyzes recent research by the authors and others to understand, characterize, and model...
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 24, 2016 Utility Dive How Maine's power players are reacting to its pathbreaking new solar proposal
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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
November 19, 2015 Greentech Media Strong Funding for Solar Finance, Technology and Startups Despite Stock Market...
November 17, 2015 PV-Tech DOE continues solar cost-cutting drive with US$22.7m funding round
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November 9, 2015 Utility Dive What do utility customers want? There's an app for that
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September 23, 2015 Go Solar, California! Newsletter Is PV + EV Right for Me?
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Clean Power Research was engaged by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) to develop a methodology that...
July 28, 2015 FierceEnergy So much solar: Hawaii utilities tempt customers with new tool
July 23, 2015 Pacific Business News Hawaiian Electric launches online tool to help solar PV shoppers
July 20, 2015 MIT Technology Review Weather Forecasting Enters a New Era
July 1, 2015 CleanTechnica Is Solar Power Right For Me? Utilities Offer Advice With “WattPlan®” App
June 29, 2015 Renewable Energy World What Is the Value of Solar Energy + Storage?
June 25, 2015 Utility Dive How utilities are leveraging new software to help customers go solar
June 18, 2015 SmartGridNews Utilities engaging customers in solar via the web
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March/April 2015 Solar Today West vs. South: Why Orientation Matters (page 10)
April 24, 2015 cleanenergy.org A Bright, Sunny Forecast for the Tennessee Valley
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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November/December 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for August 2014 (page 6)
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October 16, 2014 Greentech Media Growing Solar Demand Is Straining Interconnection Efforts. This Software Could Help.
October 16, 2014 Utility Dive How utilities can streamline rooftop solar interconnection and cut costs
Award recognizes value of new, scalable software that enables utilities to streamline their interconnection processes...
New software, funded by a SunShot Incubator award, takes solar interconnection online to streamline application...
October 13, 2014 Greentech Media Survey: Utilities Could Do a Much Better Job at Streamlining Solar Interconnection
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August 4, 2014 Utility Dive How should utilities value solar?
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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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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...
March/April 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for 2013 (page 6)
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
January/February 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for October and November 2013 (page 6)
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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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This report and presentation summarizes a Value of Solar® study conducted for Austin Energy in the fall of 2013....
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
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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
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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?
July/August 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for April 2012 and 2011 Monthly Average (page 8)
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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Examines how local governments can benefit from and encourage the use of distributed resources. Download PDF...
This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
Jan/Feb 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for September and October 2011
This paper describes the initial validation of a method of quantifying PV variability by using satellite-derived solar...
Sep/Oct 2011 Solar Today Solar Resource Variability: Myth and Fact
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimating the maximum short‐term output variability that an arbitrary fleet...
This paper describes analytical methods and tools to quantify PV fleet output variability that can be used by utility...
This article focuses on station pairs, and investigates the correlation of their short-term variability as a function...
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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...
This paper presents a validation of the short- and medium-term global irradiance forecasts that are produced as part...
This paper presents a study of how PV performance model results are affected when satellite-based weather data is used...
This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...
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Calculating the cost of energy storage to provide firm capacity on a power grid with high PV penetration. Download PDF...
The steps required to compute the costs and benefits of electric rates that use net energy metering. Download PDF...
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This presentation describes methods for evaluating the power output variability of PV fleets, and how that information...
This paper presents a new approach to rigorously quantify power output variability from a fleet of PV systems, ranging...
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In support of the Maine Public Utilities Commission's work in 2014-15 to determine the value of distributed solar...
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July 25, 2023 ESIG Revolutionizing Solar Power: A Path to 100% Clean Energy Grids
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February 6, 2023 PVTech Opportunities in frontier markets and decentralised projects: PV players discuss outlook for...
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We investigate whether PV can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy (RE) power...
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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2020 was the most active wildfire season in recent history. This study leverages solar models to quantify the solar...
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June 7, 2021 Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Looking at solar energy? NPPD Consultants can assist
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In the book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates begins to address the issue of how much it will cost to...
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December 29, 2020 Quartz It’s time to start wasting solar energy
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In years recent to 2020, low solar-resource in the Eastern U.S. was observed in the SolarAnywhere® dataset. This paper...
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.
Join Clean Power Research for a 30-minute webinar with Q&A to learn how reliable performance benchmarking enables solar asset managers to make better, more informed O&M decisions.
In this presentation, you'll learn about which type of solar irradiance data—typical year, ground or satellite—is...
One of the major problem of photovoltaic grid integration is limiting the solar-induced imbalances since these can...
The field of energy forecasting has attracted many researchers from different fields (e.g., meteorology, data...
May 15, 2020 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar at up to 4 times peak load yields a least-cost all-renewables grid
Issue 1 - Spring 2020 Electric Energy Spotlight on the Customer Experience - RMEL Tucson Electric Power Increases...
From devices to customers, data analytics is key to keeping critical infrastructure operational.
March 26, 2020 Solar Power World Groups selected for NYSERDA's clean energy integration challenge
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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.
January 8, 2020 Smart Electric Power Alliance SEPA Announces New Research Advisory Council to Facilitate Smart...
December 6, 2019 Power Engineering Austin SHINES: Field study in new power systems design for the renewable era
November 21, 2019 POWER Magazine EDD to lead $4.9MM U.S. DOE Project for Resilient DER Integration
We present the perfect forecast concept as both an effective forecast validation metric and an operational strategy to...
As interest in bifacial PV modules grows, there is a need to quantify the impact of additional energy generation for...
Solar PV system specifications are critical to accurately modeling PV system production (along with high-quality...
August 14, 2019 PV Magazine 80% renewables is cake – let the extremists argue over the rest
This report, prepared with an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) fund, describes new methods for improving...
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This presentation discusses how probabilistic forecasting enables electric utilities and grid operators to reduce...
This presentation demonstrates how a new approach to PV fleet forecasting can address the problem of artificially high...
This presentation demonstrates the effectiveness of an integrated approach to electrification of existing and new...
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...
July 2, 2019 The Freeing Energy Podcast Podcast #15: Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy...
June 5, 2019 Los Angeles Times California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers
May 31, 2019 Phys.org Solar energy expert shares blueprint for a carbon-free future in PV-tech power
May 29, 2019 The Conversation A radical idea to get a high-renewable electric grid: Build way more solar and wind...
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
May 23, 2019 Greentech Media Breaking Down Subsidies for Fossil Fuels: How Much Are We Really Spending?
This paper provides the results of using an alternative method to calculate annual insolation probability of...
Satellite-derived irradiance data, as an alternative to ground-based measurements, offer a unique opportunity to...
March 25, 2019 Utility Dive The biggest numbers game in the power sector: Data analytics and the utility community of...
January 22, 2019 Utility Dive Minnesota study finds it cheaper to curtail solar than to add storage
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November 19, 2018 E & E News Climatewire Minnesota Is on Track to Meet Its Renewable Energy Goals
November 16, 2018 UPI Most of Minnesota's energy could come from wind, solar by 2050
November 15, 2018 Star Tribune Study says Minnesota can economically reach renewable energy goals by 2050
November 15, 2018 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar cheaper than seasonal storage and natural gas in Minnesota
July 17, 2018 Insider Energy Trust Solar program launches PowerClerk upgrade
June 14, 2018 Utility Dive As distributed solar expands, can utility system planning keep up?
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
January 19, 2018 Solar Industry SMUD Helps Develop DER Planning Software For Utilities
January 19, 2018 Energy Central New WattPlan® Grid Software Said to Offer Fast, Comprehensive DER Modeling, Analytics...
Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...
January 3, 2018 American Public Power Association Pricing renewables: Public power puts customers first
September 26, 2017 Solar Industry Orange Button Initiative Takes Aim At Solar Soft Costs
August 16, 2017 MauiNow Maui EV Showcase Highlights EVs, Future Projects
August 18, 2017 GreentechMedia Inside New York REV’s Summer of Pilots, Non-Wires Alternatives, and Behind-the-Meter...
The U.S. solar industry grew dramatically in 2016, with total new utility and commercial installations reaching nearly...
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June 21, 2017 GreentechMedia Austin Energy Seeks to Boost Value With a United Fleet of Solar and Storage
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May 9, 2017 The Guam Daily Post GPA study prompts solar firm's response
“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.
As adoption of DERs increases, utility distribution planning departments are juggling more projects, each with the...
Why NARUC wants state regulators to incentivize utility cloud computing
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Nov. 3, 2016 Utility Dive Interconnection delays can be costly, but some utilities have found ways to save time and...
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October 25, 2016 PV Insider US solar groups advance soiling analysis to reduce seasonal risks
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The strong growth of distributed solar has challenged utilities to keep up with interconnection requests. The result?...
This article calculates day-head forecast variability as function of historical clearness index based on intraday...
This paper summarizes and analyzes recent research by the authors and others to understand, characterize, and model...
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This paper quantifies the residual errors in plane of array irradiance (POAI) at locations where ground-measured GHI...
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American Public Power Association June 16, 2016 EV strategy: Providing service without installing charging stations
This paper describes a study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, to evaluate new, state-of-the-art solar...
May 23, 2016 Brookings Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit
March 26, 2016 T&D World Magazine EPRI to Lead Research to Maximize Solar and Energy Storage Integration
March 24, 2016 Utility Dive How Maine's power players are reacting to its pathbreaking new solar proposal
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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...
February 18, 2016 Utility Dive A rational look at the value of solar
January 28, 2016 Greentech Media Solving the soft-cost puzzle
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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
November 19, 2015 Greentech Media Strong Funding for Solar Finance, Technology and Startups Despite Stock Market...
November 17, 2015 PV-Tech DOE continues solar cost-cutting drive with US$22.7m funding round
New Software Will Reduce Time and Costs of Going Solar and Improve Customer Satisfaction SAN FRANCISCO – November 16,...
November 9, 2015 Utility Dive What do utility customers want? There's an app for that
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September 23, 2015 Go Solar, California! Newsletter Is PV + EV Right for Me?
September 4, 2015 CleanTechnica NV Energy Cuts Interconnection Application Times By 63%
In support of the Maine Public Utilities Commission's work in 2014-15 to determine the value of distributed solar...
This article presents and validates the latest version of the SUNY model for using satellite imagery to calculate...
Clean Power Research was engaged by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) to develop a methodology that...
July 28, 2015 FierceEnergy So much solar: Hawaii utilities tempt customers with new tool
July 23, 2015 Pacific Business News Hawaiian Electric launches online tool to help solar PV shoppers
July 20, 2015 MIT Technology Review Weather Forecasting Enters a New Era
July 1, 2015 CleanTechnica Is Solar Power Right For Me? Utilities Offer Advice With “WattPlan®” App
June 29, 2015 Renewable Energy World What Is the Value of Solar Energy + Storage?
June 25, 2015 Utility Dive How utilities are leveraging new software to help customers go solar
June 18, 2015 SmartGridNews Utilities engaging customers in solar via the web
Early adopters are cost-effectively engaging customers about solar options with WattPlan®’s interactive, online...
March/April 2015 Solar Today West vs. South: Why Orientation Matters (page 10)
April 24, 2015 cleanenergy.org A Bright, Sunny Forecast for the Tennessee Valley
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...
January/February 2015 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for 2014 (page 29)
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November/December 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for August 2014 (page 6)
October 30, 2014 CleanTechnica Clean Power Research Lowering Solar Soft Costs by Bringing Interconnection Processes...
October 16, 2014 Greentech Media Growing Solar Demand Is Straining Interconnection Efforts. This Software Could Help.
October 16, 2014 Utility Dive How utilities can streamline rooftop solar interconnection and cut costs
Award recognizes value of new, scalable software that enables utilities to streamline their interconnection processes...
New software, funded by a SunShot Incubator award, takes solar interconnection online to streamline application...
October 13, 2014 Greentech Media Survey: Utilities Could Do a Much Better Job at Streamlining Solar Interconnection
September/October 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for June and July 2014 (page 6)
August 25, 2014 Utility Dive How Sacramento's public utility is getting in the residential solar business
August 6, 2014 Clean Technica Are VOSTs Needed To End Subsidies To Non-Solar Customers?
August 4, 2014 Utility Dive How should utilities value solar?
SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is generating behind-the-meter PV forecasts in California, enabling utilities and ISOs to...
Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment...
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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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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...
March/April 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for 2013 (page 6)
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
January/February 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for October and November 2013 (page 6)
December 24, 2013 Solar Today PV Energy Generation Potential for June 2013
November 5, 2013 Environment & Energy Publishing Company taps new Wall Street investors in bid to go beyond tax...
Bringing incentive and interconnection management online allows utilities to streamline processing and capture PV...
This report and presentation summarizes a Value of Solar® study conducted for Austin Energy in the fall of 2013....
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)
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April 2013 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for December 2012 and 2012 Monthly Average (page 6)
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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...
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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)
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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
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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?
July/August 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for April 2012 and 2011 Monthly Average (page 8)
June 15, 2012 Greentech Media What Solar and Offshore Wind Can Do Together
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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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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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Examines how local governments can benefit from and encourage the use of distributed resources. Download PDF...
This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
Jan/Feb 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for September and October 2011
This paper describes the initial validation of a method of quantifying PV variability by using satellite-derived solar...
Sep/Oct 2011 Solar Today Solar Resource Variability: Myth and Fact
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimating the maximum short‐term output variability that an arbitrary fleet...
This paper describes analytical methods and tools to quantify PV fleet output variability that can be used by utility...
This article focuses on station pairs, and investigates the correlation of their short-term variability as a function...
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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...
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimate the maximum short‐term output variability that a fleet of PV...
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NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research® announces the publication of a novel approach to quantifying power output...
This paper presents a validation of the short- and medium-term global irradiance forecasts that are produced as part...
This paper presents a study of how PV performance model results are affected when satellite-based weather data is used...
This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...
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Calculating the cost of energy storage to provide firm capacity on a power grid with high PV penetration. Download PDF...
The steps required to compute the costs and benefits of electric rates that use net energy metering. Download PDF...
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This presentation describes methods for evaluating the power output variability of PV fleets, and how that information...
This paper presents a new approach to rigorously quantify power output variability from a fleet of PV systems, ranging...
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The increasing penetration of grid-connected solar photovoltaics has challenged the existing method of planning and...
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September 7, 2023 Solar Industry SolarAnywhere Innovations Keep Solar+Storage, PV Systems on Track
Companies digitalizing business processes rely on SolarAnywhere’s easy-to-use API and highly accurate, site-specific...
Companies digitalizing business processes rely on SolarAnywhere’s easy-to-use API and highly accurate, site-specific...
July 25, 2023 ESIG Revolutionizing Solar Power: A Path to 100% Clean Energy Grids
FleetView calculates behind-the-meter PV generation to inform gross load calculations and distribution planning. Three...
June 23, 2023 PV Magazine Top risks for solar assets: Operational risk
Q2 2023 Solar Builder Magazine Fixing Forecasts: How to model PV yields in the face of wild weather
April 21, 2023 PV Magazine Solar microgrid water system brings water to where it’s needed
February 6, 2023 PVTech Opportunities in frontier markets and decentralised projects: PV players discuss outlook for...
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New solution addresses key DER information gaps and equips utility planners with the information needed to gain...
January 30, 2022 PV Magazine RMI says utilities should model and plan for distributed solar adoption
January 20, 2023 Solar Power Portal Q&A: Clean Power Research’s Jeff Ressler talks solar, satellites and...
January 20, 2023 PVTech European PV players call for action to address skills shortage and permitting issues
WattPlan® and PowerClerk® automate solar education and accelerate interconnection timelines Rappahannock (REC) needed...
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This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector...
Grid-connected solar power generation, either dispersed or centralized, has developed and grown at the margin of a...
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that residential PV systems accounted for 61 percent of total...
Accelerating O&R’s POWERREADY EV infrastructure program in New York state New York State and O&R have...
Evaluating Building Performance of Single-Family Homes in SMUD’s Service Territory Clean Power Research has developed...
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We investigate whether PV can effectively and economically contribute to a massively renewable energy (RE) power...
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June 7, 2021 Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Looking at solar energy? NPPD Consultants can assist
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December 29, 2020 Quartz It’s time to start wasting solar energy
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In years recent to 2020, low solar-resource in the Eastern U.S. was observed in the SolarAnywhere® dataset. This paper...
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.
Join Clean Power Research for a 30-minute webinar with Q&A to learn how reliable performance benchmarking enables solar asset managers to make better, more informed O&M decisions.
In this presentation, you'll learn about which type of solar irradiance data—typical year, ground or satellite—is...
One of the major problem of photovoltaic grid integration is limiting the solar-induced imbalances since these can...
The field of energy forecasting has attracted many researchers from different fields (e.g., meteorology, data...
May 15, 2020 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar at up to 4 times peak load yields a least-cost all-renewables grid
Issue 1 - Spring 2020 Electric Energy Spotlight on the Customer Experience - RMEL Tucson Electric Power Increases...
From devices to customers, data analytics is key to keeping critical infrastructure operational.
March 26, 2020 Solar Power World Groups selected for NYSERDA's clean energy integration challenge
This article proposes two strategies for the mitigation of power imbalances and related costs resulting from...
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.
January 8, 2020 Smart Electric Power Alliance SEPA Announces New Research Advisory Council to Facilitate Smart...
December 6, 2019 Power Engineering Austin SHINES: Field study in new power systems design for the renewable era
November 21, 2019 POWER Magazine EDD to lead $4.9MM U.S. DOE Project for Resilient DER Integration
We present the perfect forecast concept as both an effective forecast validation metric and an operational strategy to...
As interest in bifacial PV modules grows, there is a need to quantify the impact of additional energy generation for...
Solar PV system specifications are critical to accurately modeling PV system production (along with high-quality...
August 14, 2019 PV Magazine 80% renewables is cake – let the extremists argue over the rest
This report, prepared with an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) fund, describes new methods for improving...
This report, prepared with an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) fund, describes the results of research to...
This presentation discusses how probabilistic forecasting enables electric utilities and grid operators to reduce...
This presentation demonstrates how a new approach to PV fleet forecasting can address the problem of artificially high...
This presentation demonstrates the effectiveness of an integrated approach to electrification of existing and new...
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...
July 2, 2019 The Freeing Energy Podcast Podcast #15: Marc Perez: Can we capture more sunshine and save big on energy...
June 5, 2019 Los Angeles Times California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers
May 31, 2019 Phys.org Solar energy expert shares blueprint for a carbon-free future in PV-tech power
May 29, 2019 The Conversation A radical idea to get a high-renewable electric grid: Build way more solar and wind...
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
May 23, 2019 Greentech Media Breaking Down Subsidies for Fossil Fuels: How Much Are We Really Spending?
This paper provides the results of using an alternative method to calculate annual insolation probability of...
Satellite-derived irradiance data, as an alternative to ground-based measurements, offer a unique opportunity to...
March 25, 2019 Utility Dive The biggest numbers game in the power sector: Data analytics and the utility community of...
January 22, 2019 Utility Dive Minnesota study finds it cheaper to curtail solar than to add storage
Current thinking considers that PV output curtailment is a last resort measure to be avoided. In this article, we...
November 19, 2018 E & E News Climatewire Minnesota Is on Track to Meet Its Renewable Energy Goals
November 16, 2018 UPI Most of Minnesota's energy could come from wind, solar by 2050
November 15, 2018 Star Tribune Study says Minnesota can economically reach renewable energy goals by 2050
November 15, 2018 PV Magazine Overbuilding solar cheaper than seasonal storage and natural gas in Minnesota
July 17, 2018 Insider Energy Trust Solar program launches PowerClerk upgrade
June 14, 2018 Utility Dive As distributed solar expands, can utility system planning keep up?
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
January 19, 2018 Solar Industry SMUD Helps Develop DER Planning Software For Utilities
January 19, 2018 Energy Central New WattPlan® Grid Software Said to Offer Fast, Comprehensive DER Modeling, Analytics...
Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...
January 3, 2018 American Public Power Association Pricing renewables: Public power puts customers first
September 26, 2017 Solar Industry Orange Button Initiative Takes Aim At Solar Soft Costs
August 16, 2017 MauiNow Maui EV Showcase Highlights EVs, Future Projects
August 18, 2017 GreentechMedia Inside New York REV’s Summer of Pilots, Non-Wires Alternatives, and Behind-the-Meter...
The U.S. solar industry grew dramatically in 2016, with total new utility and commercial installations reaching nearly...
With solar growth continuing strong—29% during the first half of 2016 according to GTM Research—utility...
June 21, 2017 GreentechMedia Austin Energy Seeks to Boost Value With a United Fleet of Solar and Storage
June 12, 2017 Solar Magazine US Solar, Power Grid Players Prepare for Landmark Total Solar Eclipse
June 9, 2017 Solar Magazine Solar Forecasting-Asset Managers Release New Analytics in Bid to Goose Customers’ Solar...
May 9, 2017 The Guam Daily Post GPA study prompts solar firm's response
“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.
As adoption of DERs increases, utility distribution planning departments are juggling more projects, each with the...
Why NARUC wants state regulators to incentivize utility cloud computing
November 24, 2016 Big Island Now HECO Offers Online Calculator for Buying EV
November 21, 2016 Hawaiian Electric Company News Hawaiian Electric Companies offer improved online calculator to help...
Nov. 3, 2016 Utility Dive Interconnection delays can be costly, but some utilities have found ways to save time and...
Oct. 28, 2016 Utility Dive Tesla-SolarCity merger: A utility's worst nightmare or sweetest dream?
October 25, 2016 PV Insider US solar groups advance soiling analysis to reduce seasonal risks
September 16, 2016 Utility Dive Will utilities fully unlock the value that rate change offers?
August 19, 2016 Utility Dive So close, so far: Can Maine put its near-agreement on solar net metering back together...
The strong growth of distributed solar has challenged utilities to keep up with interconnection requests. The result?...
This article calculates day-head forecast variability as function of historical clearness index based on intraday...
This paper summarizes and analyzes recent research by the authors and others to understand, characterize, and model...
Although the uncertainty of satellite data such as SolarAnywhere® Data has been shown to be low, it can be challenging...
This paper quantifies the residual errors in plane of array irradiance (POAI) at locations where ground-measured GHI...
This article evaluates the accuracy of solar forecast models, including SolarAnywhere®, as a function of geographic...
American Public Power Association June 16, 2016 EV strategy: Providing service without installing charging stations
This paper describes a study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, to evaluate new, state-of-the-art solar...
May 23, 2016 Brookings Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit
March 26, 2016 T&D World Magazine EPRI to Lead Research to Maximize Solar and Energy Storage Integration
March 24, 2016 Utility Dive How Maine's power players are reacting to its pathbreaking new solar proposal
This paper describes procedures suitable for the optimal combination of ground-based and satellite-based irradiance...
March 21, 2016 Greentech Media How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per...
The recently launched SolarAnywhere v3.2 model gives users access to our most bankable, accurate and readily available...
March 16, 2016 Transmission & Distribution World EPRI to Lead Research to Maximize Solar and Energy Storage...
February 18, 2016 Utility Dive A rational look at the value of solar
January 28, 2016 Greentech Media Solving the soft-cost puzzle
January 20, 2016 Greentech Media SunShot Program Seeks to Lower Solar-Plus-Storage Costs to 14 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
Accurately predicting solar PV system performance is critical for the solar industry, where small margins of error can...
December 5, 2015 Cleantechnica Substantial Savings Possible By Combining EV & Home Solar
Online software has already provided 10,000 residential customers with instant, personalized estimates to determine...
November 20, 2015 PV Magazine US Energy Department: US $22.7 million for 23 solar tech projects
November 19, 2015 Greentech Media Strong Funding for Solar Finance, Technology and Startups Despite Stock Market...
November 17, 2015 PV-Tech DOE continues solar cost-cutting drive with US$22.7m funding round
New Software Will Reduce Time and Costs of Going Solar and Improve Customer Satisfaction SAN FRANCISCO – November 16,...
November 9, 2015 Utility Dive What do utility customers want? There's an app for that
September 29, 2015 Solar Industry Clean Power Research Software Has Processed 25,000 Solar Interconnection...
With PowerClerk, utility processing times have been reduced by as much as 63%, and median time to submit applications...
September 23, 2015 Go Solar, California! Newsletter Is PV + EV Right for Me?
September 4, 2015 CleanTechnica NV Energy Cuts Interconnection Application Times By 63%
In support of the Maine Public Utilities Commission's work in 2014-15 to determine the value of distributed solar...
This article presents and validates the latest version of the SUNY model for using satellite imagery to calculate...
Clean Power Research was engaged by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) to develop a methodology that...
July 28, 2015 FierceEnergy So much solar: Hawaii utilities tempt customers with new tool
July 23, 2015 Pacific Business News Hawaiian Electric launches online tool to help solar PV shoppers
July 20, 2015 MIT Technology Review Weather Forecasting Enters a New Era
July 1, 2015 CleanTechnica Is Solar Power Right For Me? Utilities Offer Advice With “WattPlan®” App
June 29, 2015 Renewable Energy World What Is the Value of Solar Energy + Storage?
June 25, 2015 Utility Dive How utilities are leveraging new software to help customers go solar
June 18, 2015 SmartGridNews Utilities engaging customers in solar via the web
Early adopters are cost-effectively engaging customers about solar options with WattPlan®’s interactive, online...
March/April 2015 Solar Today West vs. South: Why Orientation Matters (page 10)
April 24, 2015 cleanenergy.org A Bright, Sunny Forecast for the Tennessee Valley
April 9, 2015 Grist The bright side of California’s drought: More solar power
This paper summarizes operational improvements to the existing SUNY satellite-to-solar irradiance model used to...
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...
January/February 2015 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for 2014 (page 29)
This paper describes procedures suitable for the optimal combination of ground-based and satellite-based irradiance...
November/December 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for August 2014 (page 6)
October 30, 2014 CleanTechnica Clean Power Research Lowering Solar Soft Costs by Bringing Interconnection Processes...
October 16, 2014 Greentech Media Growing Solar Demand Is Straining Interconnection Efforts. This Software Could Help.
October 16, 2014 Utility Dive How utilities can streamline rooftop solar interconnection and cut costs
Award recognizes value of new, scalable software that enables utilities to streamline their interconnection processes...
New software, funded by a SunShot Incubator award, takes solar interconnection online to streamline application...
October 13, 2014 Greentech Media Survey: Utilities Could Do a Much Better Job at Streamlining Solar Interconnection
September/October 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for June and July 2014 (page 6)
August 25, 2014 Utility Dive How Sacramento's public utility is getting in the residential solar business
August 6, 2014 Clean Technica Are VOSTs Needed To End Subsidies To Non-Solar Customers?
August 4, 2014 Utility Dive How should utilities value solar?
SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is generating behind-the-meter PV forecasts in California, enabling utilities and ISOs to...
Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment...
The California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (CEC PIER) program awarded Clean Power Research a...
July/August 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for March 2014 and Understanding Solar Resource Uncertainty (page...
In April 2010, Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration...
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...
March/April 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for 2013 (page 6)
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
A software developers guide for transitioning from the PVWatts API to the PowerBill API. Download PDF >>>
January 2, 2014 Environment & Energy Publishing Utilities: Minn. tries to put a climate value on rooftop solar
January/February 2014 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for October and November 2013 (page 6)
December 24, 2013 Solar Today PV Energy Generation Potential for June 2013
November 5, 2013 Environment & Energy Publishing Company taps new Wall Street investors in bid to go beyond tax...
Bringing incentive and interconnection management online allows utilities to streamline processing and capture PV...
This report and presentation summarizes a Value of Solar® study conducted for Austin Energy in the fall of 2013....
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,...
Actionable intelligence for better planning, management and integration of distributed generation fleets Download PDF...
Historical and forecast irradiance data with unmatched accuracy and resolution Download PDF >>>
Grid-connected PV in the U.S. has grown substantially over the past several years and grid operators are increasingly...
This Value of Solar® study was prepared for Solar San Antonio under a Department of Energy SunShot Initiative grant....
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?
July/August 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for April 2012 and 2011 Monthly Average (page 8)
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
Nationwide electric bill synthesis from detailed or representative loads Download PDF >>>
Incentive program management and optimization for renewable energy technologies Download PDF >>>
Forecast, real-time and historical time-series irradiance data and power simulation Download PDF >>>
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...
Examines short-term solar resource variability caused by passing clouds. View Article >>>
Examines how local governments can benefit from and encourage the use of distributed resources. Download PDF...
This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
Jan/Feb 2012 Solar Today PV Generation Potential for September and October 2011
This paper describes the initial validation of a method of quantifying PV variability by using satellite-derived solar...
Sep/Oct 2011 Solar Today Solar Resource Variability: Myth and Fact
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimating the maximum short‐term output variability that an arbitrary fleet...
This paper describes analytical methods and tools to quantify PV fleet output variability that can be used by utility...
This article focuses on station pairs, and investigates the correlation of their short-term variability as a function...
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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...
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimate the maximum short‐term output variability that a fleet of PV...
This presentation describes the importance of PV output variability as a factor in calculating the value of a fleet of...
NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research® announces the publication of a novel approach to quantifying power output...
This paper presents a validation of the short- and medium-term global irradiance forecasts that are produced as part...
This paper presents a study of how PV performance model results are affected when satellite-based weather data is used...
This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...
Real-life example of the economics of implementing a PV incentive program Download PDF >>>
Calculating the cost of energy storage to provide firm capacity on a power grid with high PV penetration. Download PDF...
The steps required to compute the costs and benefits of electric rates that use net energy metering. Download PDF...
Irradiance service adds forecasts and free historical data SEATTLE, Wash. – Today Clean Power Research® announced a...
This presentation describes methods for evaluating the power output variability of PV fleets, and how that information...
This paper presents a new approach to rigorously quantify power output variability from a fleet of PV systems, ranging...
A consumer’s view of the fuel saving benefits of Solar Sustained Vehicles. Download PDF >>>
This presentation describes how measured data was used to evaluate the potential of PV to satisfy the electrical needs...
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Rationale for using an up-front incentive payment structure Download PDF >>>
Quantifies the comprehensive value of distributed PV to Austin Energy. Download PDF >>>
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Enhancing the load management and outage protection attributes of PV to increase the value of customer-sited PV...
Compares the economic consequences of performance-based and buy-down PV incentives Download PDF >>>
This paper validates the Clean Power Estimator obstruction analysis algorithm based on results produced by the Solar...
Examination of the value of PV to residential customers under Time-of-Use rates. Download PDF >>>
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Should consumers invest in PV now, or wait? Download PDF >>>
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Calculating the value of solar load control for commercial applications using Clean Power Estimator. Download PDF...
This paper describes and validates a simple PV simulation model capable of predicting average PV output as a function...
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Examines how PV combined with energy efficiency and cogeneration fuel cells can satisfy the energy needs of the U.S....
This article provides an evaluation of the economic potential of a micro-grid composed of PV, fuel cells and energy...
Identifies the renewable energy technology risks to utilities, and how to mitigate those risks Download PDF...
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This project combines ultra-high-resolution (0.5 meter or 1 meter) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and 3D vector...
Satellite-derived solar irradiance data are known to underestimate temporal variability compared to point measurements...
Small-scale variabilities of solar irradiance are important for many applications. Downscaling approaches need to be...
The ability to forecast solar irradiance plays an indispensable role in solar power forecasting, which constitutes an...
In years recent to 2020, low solar-resource in the Eastern U.S. was observed in the SolarAnywhere® dataset. This paper...
As interest in bifacial PV modules grows, there is a need to quantify the impact of additional energy generation for...
Solar PV system specifications are critical to accurately modeling PV system production (along with high-quality...
This report, prepared with an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) fund, describes new methods for improving...
This report, prepared with an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) fund, describes the results of research to...
This presentation discusses how probabilistic forecasting enables electric utilities and grid operators to reduce...
This presentation demonstrates how a new approach to PV fleet forecasting can address the problem of artificially high...
This presentation demonstrates the effectiveness of an integrated approach to electrification of existing and new...
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...
This paper provides the results of using an alternative method to calculate annual insolation probability of...
This article calculates day-head forecast variability as function of historical clearness index based on intraday...
Although the uncertainty of satellite data such as SolarAnywhere® Data has been shown to be low, it can be challenging...
This article evaluates the accuracy of solar forecast models, including SolarAnywhere®, as a function of geographic...
This paper describes a study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, to evaluate new, state-of-the-art solar...
This paper describes procedures suitable for the optimal combination of ground-based and satellite-based irradiance...
This article presents and validates the latest version of the SUNY model for using satellite imagery to calculate...
This paper summarizes operational improvements to the existing SUNY satellite-to-solar irradiance model used to...
SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is generating behind-the-meter PV forecasts in California, enabling utilities and ISOs to...
Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment...
The California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (CEC PIER) program awarded Clean Power Research a...
In April 2010, Clean Power Research received a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Demonstration...
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...
Lean how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ is being integrated into CAISO planning and operations tools to provide power...
Grid-connected PV in the U.S. has grown substantially over the past several years and grid operators are increasingly...
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...
Learn how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ can be used for behind-the-meter PV fleet forecasting. Presented at the Utility...
This paper summarizes the deployment of a 71 station solar monitoring network in Sacramento, Calif., and its use in...
Metrics used in assessing irradiance model accuracy such as Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error...
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 presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimating the maximum short‐term output variability that an arbitrary fleet...
This article focuses on station pairs, and investigates the correlation of their short-term variability as a function...
This article presents a set of empirical models capable of extracting metrics quantifying the short‐term variability...
This paper introduces a novel approach to estimate the maximum short‐term output variability that a fleet of PV...
This presentation describes the importance of PV output variability as a factor in calculating the value of a fleet of...
This paper presents a validation of the short- and medium-term global irradiance forecasts that are produced as part...
This paper presents a study of how PV performance model results are affected when satellite-based weather data is used...
This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...
This presentation describes methods for evaluating the power output variability of PV fleets, and how that information...
This paper presents a new approach to rigorously quantify power output variability from a fleet of PV systems, ranging...
This presentation describes how measured data was used to evaluate the potential of PV to satisfy the electrical needs...
This paper validates the Clean Power Estimator obstruction analysis algorithm based on results produced by the Solar...
This paper describes and validates a simple PV simulation model capable of predicting average PV output as a function...
According to the fifth annual edition of kWh Analytics’ Solar Risk Assessment report, the solar industry is forecast to build as much solar capacity in the next five years as the prior twenty years combined. That’s a remarkable outlook for the future of solar. While we’re more informed than ever when it comes to assessing […]
According to the World Energy Outlook report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global annual solar PV capacity growth is expected to more than quadruple in 2030 to 650 GW. Nearly 50% of the global solar capacity is slated to come from utility-scale installations. One trend that is expected to dominate new commercial and utility-scale […]
Tame Backlogs and Avoid Administrator Burnout with Empowered Program Teams. The transition to clean energy is a top priority for utility companies, but the administrative burden of energy programs can be overwhelming for staff. Inefficient and time-consuming...
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