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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...

Photovoltaic Incentive Design Handbook

Program Optimization + Research | June 2012

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

Behind-the-Meter Intelligence for Distributed PV Grid Integration

May 2012

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

Expected Performance Based Buydown (EPBB) Incentive Structure: Rationale & Implications

Research | May 2006

Rationale for using an up-front incentive payment structure Download PDF >>>

Economic Benefits of Performance-Based Incentives

Research | July 2004

Compares the economic consequences of performance-based and buy-down PV incentives Download PDF >>>

Validation of a Simplified PV Simulation Engine

Economic Valuation + Research + Solar Prediction | June 2003

This paper describes and validates a simple PV simulation model capable of predicting average PV output as a function...

Blog

Jun 10, 2025

Solar Risk Assessment 2025: PV underperformance, climate change modeling and beyond

The seventh edition of the Solar Risk Assessment from kWh Analytics is now available. This annual report brings together data-driven insights from leading voices across the solar industry to explore emerging risks faced by solar developers, operators and financiers. The 2025 report covers a range of challenges, including: Intensifying extreme weather impacts The need for high […]

FortisAlberta reduces interconnection application processing time by 80%

As Alberta increasingly adopts distributed solar energy, FortisAlberta has become central to meeting the rapidly growing demand for interconnections. Alberta is the fastest growing solar market in Canada. Since 2022, the volume of residential solar interconnection...

SolarAnywhere® Version 4.0 irradiance model launches with extreme weather insights

SolarAnywhere customers have plenty to be excited about with this year’s release of Historical Data Version 4.0 (V4.0). Alongside substantial model enhancements that have reduced global data uncertainty, we’ve introduced a new data portal UX/UI with Map Overlay visualizations, making it easier to download data in bulk and understand solar extreme weather trends. Consistent with […]

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