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Demand for firm power driving innovation in solar forecasting

SolarAnywhere Posts | Sep 16, 2019

Since 2014, compelling economics have made renewable energy the preferred source of new power generation capacity in the United States. Energy cost parity with traditional sources has been well-established by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and other...

What U.S. PV plant owners have seen in 2018/2019 is real: sunshine has been scarce

SolarAnywhere Posts | Jul 30, 2019

What it means to PV plant owners and developers For many solar PV plant owners in the U.S., solar energy production in the last year or two has fallen well below expectations. We’ve heard this again and again recently. Maybe you’ve heard the same thing. What’s causing...

The future of solar forecasting with the new GOES-16 satellite

SolarAnywhere Posts | Feb 8, 2018

The SolarAnywhere® team transforms satellite images into industry-leading solar irradiance data. We make algorithms, not satellites, so when NOAA/NASA upgrades the hardware, we take notice of the possibilities—and get to work. On January 2, 2018 we made a seamless...

What is the value of accurate solar forecasting for utility-scale PV plants?

SolarAnywhere Posts | Mar 8, 2017

The importance and source of solar forecasting With an increasing number of installed utility-scale PV plants and a growing need for predictable energy generation, the solar industry has started paying attention to solar forecasting. The reasons behind this are: Solar...

How to reduce demand charges using solar forecasts

SolarAnywhere Posts | Nov 2, 2016

The challenge is well-known by commercial building owners and PV project developers: on site solar PV generation offers excellent energy savings to commercial customers, but can result in unreliable demand charge reduction benefits. Through a recent DOE funded...