How C&I owners are monetizing their solar arrays and transitioning to microgrids
Commercial and industrial solar arrays can become the foundation of a sophisticated, resilient microgrid that delivers financial returns, energy security, and long-term operational simplicity.
California solar and wind curtailments increasing
As excess energy generated by renewables creates price volatility, solutions include increasing demand and either using or storing the excess electricity during times of peak generation.
Put American energy – and jobs – first
If Congress rolls back renewable energy tax credits, they won’t just be shifting dollars on a spreadsheet—they’ll be cutting real, good-paying jobs in communities across the country.
Unlocking a more affordable, reliable future with solar microgrids
Today’s microgrids are often associated with solar panels and battery storage, but they are versatile and can be powered by virtually any energy source.
Scaling distributed generation starts with smarter state policy
How well-crafted state policy can drive decarbonization in an evolving energy transition.
Advocacy can save the IRA and your job
Tor Valenza asks all 275,000 solar workers (plus all other clean energy workers) to take five minutes a day to call their senators and ask them to preserve all clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
PJM expects adequate resources for summer with opportunities for demand response
The regional transmission organization, PJM, forecast “sufficient generation” for typical peak demand this summer but is preparing to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use under more extreme scenarios featuring record demand.
The advantages of asset management software for solar energy businesses
While spreadsheets remain a ubiquitous tool for data management, their limitations and hidden costs are becoming more apparent.
Large-scale solar projects facing outsized risks
Obsolescent technology, serial defects, maintenance difficulties, and grid connection limitations are all creating unique risk management problems for North American solar.
April storms cut Eastern U.S. irradiance as northwest surges
In another weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that strong jet stream and Eastern storms split solar conditions across the U.S. in April, with the east experiencing a downturn in solar irradiance while the northwest saw irradiance gains.
