Press Releases

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

Press Release | April 2024

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

SolarAnywhere® Innovations Reduce Uncertainty to Optimize Development, Operations

Press Release | September 2023

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

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

Press Release | January 2023

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

New DER Planning Software from Clean Power Research and SMUD Enables Utilities to Predict Bottom-Line Impacts in a DER World

Press Release | January 2018

Product will benefit utilities of all sizes Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018—Clean Power Research® and SMUD today...

WattPlan® Revealing Savings of Electric Vehicles and Solar in California, New York, Arizona

Press Release | December 2015

Online software has already provided 10,000 residential customers with instant, personalized estimates to determine...

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

Press Release | November 2015

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

New WattPlan® Software by Clean Power Research Sets Standard for Utilities to Deliver Highly Personalized Answers to Energy Questions

Press Release | June 2015

Early adopters are cost-effectively engaging customers about solar options with WattPlan®’s interactive, online...

Clean Power Research Takes on Solar Soft Costs and PV Fleet Integration with $1.5 million in SunShot Initiative Awards

Press Release | October 2013

New software services will help utilities cost-effectively manage interconnection, better engage solar customers, and...

Black & Veatch and Clean Power Research Help Nation’s Largest Municipal Utility Double Rooftop Solar Incentive Program

Press Release | November 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, November 27th, 2012 - The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) has more than doubled...

Maximize Energy Production of Distributed PV with New SolarAnywhere® SystemCheck™ Benchmarking Services from Clean Power Research

Press Release | October 2012

New PV benchmarking services give leasing companies, installer and financing networks and monitoring companies...

Clean Power Research Hires Mark Liffmann as VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Appoints Jeremy Stone as VP of Engineering

Press Release | September 2012

SEATTLE, September 5th, 2012 – Clean Power Research® (www.cleanpower.com) today announced that Mark Liffmann has...

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

Press Release | May 2012

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

CSI RD&D Grant Awarded to Clean Power Research Brightens Future of PV Grid Integration

Press Release | March 2012

PRESS RELEASE March 12, 2012 Three CSI RD&D projects to use SolarAnywhere™ forecast irradiance data NAPA, Calif. –...

SolarAnywhere® ER Helps CA Gear-Up for High-Penetration PV

Press Release | January 2011

NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research®, one of the California Solar Initiative (CSI) RD&D grant awardees, has...

Clean Power Research® Breaks New Ground on PV Variability

Press Release | September 2010

NAPA, Calif. – Clean Power Research® announces the publication of a novel approach to quantifying power output...

SolarAnywhere® Predicts a Bright Future for Solar Power

Press Release | April 2010

Irradiance service adds forecasts and free historical data SEATTLE, Wash. – Today Clean Power Research® announced a...

Blog

Oct 9, 2024

Enhancing precision with new SolarAnywhere® sub-hourly TMY data

Clean Power Research® is thrilled to announce the launch of SolarAnywhere® Sub-Hourly Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) irradiance and weather data! This feature provides SolarAnywhere customers with sub-hourly data, enhancing the precision of solar resource assessments. By offering granular data at 15-, 30- and 60-minute temporal resolutions and at 1-km spatial resolution, we empower SolarAnywhere users […]

PowerClerk^®: The preferred choice over SaaS giants for utility program management

As a Salesforce cofounder, I’ve been involved in engineering SaaS solutions for many years. I believe that traditional, comprehensive platform-oriented cloud and hybrid approaches, including those from SaaS giants, are often not the best option for utility and agency...

Solar for All: Best practices for designing effective solar programs

The Solar for All initiative has awarded $7 billion in federal funding to states, cities, territories and tribes across the U.S. The funding is being used to design and implement solar programs that directly benefit communities, with a focus on low-income and...

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