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Resources for Utilities – Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Shelly Whitworth | Nov 8, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Below you’ll find an IRA resource page for utilities in search of IRA-related information. Blog Posts Learn how Clean Power Research is enabling our utility partners to adapt and excel to the IRA and the energy...

Tucson Electric Power builds a better customer experience with WattPlan®

Matthew Bleeker | May 6, 2020

With the rapid expansion of distributed energy resources (DERs), utilities are offering new types of electric rate plans to their customers. These traditional and renewable rate plans give customers new options, but knowing which rate to choose can be confusing. When...

Empowering customers with backup power protection during outages

Tom Hoff | Nov 21, 2019

Reliability is a core mission of electric utilities. Utilities are typically so effective at providing reliable service that customers are accustomed to having power available whenever they want it. As might be expected, when power is unavailable, customers become...

Could distributed solar + storage protect Californians from precautionary power outages?

Tom Hoff | Oct 25, 2019

Wildfires & California: A major concern California has experienced multiple devastating wildfires over the past two years. The Wine Country Fires that started on October 8, 2017, in Napa County killed 44 people and cost $15 billion. The Camp Fire, an even more...

Strategies for managing multiple DER programs

Jennifer Gough | May 30, 2019

In spite of the industry definition of distributed energy resources (DERs) continuing to evolve, consumers are increasingly adopting DERs—often more than one. This means that for utilities, DER program management such as interconnection doesn’t end at “permission to...

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