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...
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that residential PV systems accounted for 61 percent of total...
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...
Implicit storage – aka overbuilt and operationally curtailed variable renewable energy (RE) resources – is a...
2020 was the most active wildfire season in recent history. This study leverages solar models to quantify the solar...
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...
In the book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates begins to address the issue of how much it will cost to...
This article describes a progressive strategy to achieve 100% penetration of intermittent renewables at minimal cost....
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...
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...
This article proposes two strategies for the mitigation of power imbalances and related costs resulting from...
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...
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...
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He...
Satellite-derived irradiance data, as an alternative to ground-based measurements, offer a unique opportunity to...
Current thinking considers that PV output curtailment is a last resort measure to be avoided. In this article, we...
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...
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....
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...
This Value of Solar® study was prepared for Solar San Antonio under a Department of Energy SunShot Initiative grant....
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...
This presentation covers two methods of valuing solar that are currently being considered as alternatives to net...
This Value of Solar® study was prepared for the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the...
Learn how SolarAnywhere® FleetView™ can be used for behind-the-meter PV fleet forecasting. Presented at the Utility...
This handbook will help agencies and utilities select, design, and implement incentive programs that best meet...
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 article identifies the combined value that solar electric power plants deliver to utilities’ rate payers and...
This presentation provides the results of a study evaluating the short, medium and long-term accuracy of irradiance...
This paper describes the initial validation of a method of quantifying PV variability by using satellite-derived solar...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
Rationale for using an up-front incentive payment structure Download PDF >>>
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Quantifies the comprehensive value of distributed PV to Austin Energy. Download PDF >>>
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 >>>
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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 >>>
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....
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This article provides an evaluation of the economic potential of a micro-grid composed of PV, fuel cells and energy...
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Identifies the renewable energy technology risks to utilities, and how to mitigate those risks Download PDF...
Explains how owning renewable energy technologies can mitigate risk faced by the electric utility industry Download...
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's (REC) Energy Solutions and Clean Energy team struggled with high solar support call volumes and a labor-intensive interconnection process. To improve their residential and commercial solar programs, REC sought to automate customer...
This is part 2 of a 2-part blog. In Part 1, we discussed the challenges and impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on utilities and energy agencies. In Part 2, we’ll share utility best practices to meet increased DER program demands and demonstrate how Clean Power...
Utilities must meet consumer demand with reliable supply amongst changing consumer habits. The DER tidal wave is on its way, powered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), aggressive state, federal and utility emission reduction goals, and growing customer interest in...