This report summarizes the key findings from a comprehensive study performed by Clean Power Research for Natural...
Recent International Energy Agency (IEA) studies demonstrate that it is possible to cost-effectively achieve firm...
This article evaluates and contrasts the variability of large-scale, distributed wind and PV generation across the...
This report examines the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of firm renewable power generation in Nova Scotia under a...
The high share of PV energy requires greater system flexibility to address the increased demand/supply imbalance...
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...
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...
Energy on our planet is central to the functioning of our ecosystem and modern human society. This work attempts to...
Implicit storage – aka overbuilt and operationally curtailed variable renewable energy (RE) resources – is a...
Overbuilding and dynamic curtailment are increasingly acknowledged as central to cost-optimally transforming...
Large share of solar energy imposes a higher system flexibility to resolve the increased demand/supply imbalance due...
While it is widely known that the solar resource is sufficient to meet the world’s energy demand many times over, the...
This article describes a progressive strategy to achieve 100% penetration of intermittent renewables at minimal cost....
We introduce firm solar forecasts as a strategy to operate optimally overbuilt solar power plants in conjunction with...
One of the major problem of photovoltaic grid integration is limiting the solar-induced imbalances since these can...
This article proposes two strategies for the mitigation of power imbalances and related costs resulting from...
This presentation demonstrates the effectiveness of an integrated approach to electrification of existing and new...
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
Current thinking considers that PV output curtailment is a last resort measure to be avoided. In this article, we...
In support of the Maine Public Utilities Commission's work in 2014-15 to determine the value of distributed solar...
Clean Power Research was engaged by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) to develop a methodology that...
This report and presentation summarizes a Value of Solar® study conducted for Austin Energy in the fall of 2013....
This presentation covers two methods of valuing solar that are currently being considered as alternatives to net...
This article identifies the combined value that solar electric power plants deliver to utilities’ rate payers and...
This article provides an evaluation of the economic potential of a micro-grid composed of PV, fuel cells and energy...
This article was originally published in Fortnightly Magazine, June 2026. It was written by Hala Ballouz (Founder and Chief Vision Officer at Electric Power Engineers), Jared Leader (Sr. Director of Resilience & Globe, Research & Industry Strategy at Smart...
Electric utilities are entering a new era of load growth—one defined not by gradual, predictable increases, but by large load requests that arrive quickly and require coordination. Data centers, manufacturing, electrification and AI-driven infrastructure are reshaping...
Accurate solar resource data is the foundation of every successful solar project. Even small differences in resource estimates and data uncertainty can have outsized financial implications, influencing both downside risk and potential upside through improved project...