Federal regulator recommends using automation to speed interconnection
A FERC commissioner said that automation software took just ten days to reproduce an interconnection cluster study for renewables projects that had taken two years of human labor to complete. He said he hopes to meet soon with grid operators to discuss interconnection automation.
Third-party asset management is one way to maximize ROI and accelerate growth
Third-party asset management provides a solution by offering specialized expertise and resources, allowing owners to focus on core business objectives without compromising on performance.
Is Trump just a bump in the road for U.S. solar?
The second Donald Trump administration has put up roadblocks to clean energy investment but renewable energy analysts say superior technology and its economic benefits will ultimately prevail.
Solar installers find greater success with more transparency in sales process
Potential consumers must have a full grasp of the financial commitments they are making, or contracts may be canceled in that critical period between contract signing and permit approval.
Clean energy company powers New Orleans service center with rooftop solar
Aggreko expects newly installed rooftop solar panels to provide over 92% of the facility’s power needs, generating 258 kWh annually and saving the company almost $24,000 a year in electricity costs.
Distributed energy resource management enables a new paradigm for grid operators
A Smart Electric Power Alliance white paper sees DERMS as key to helping utilities address the trends of growing renewable generation, increasing electricity demand, adoption of virtual power plants, and a need for increasing grid resilience.
Cadmium telluride vs. crystalline silicon in agrivoltaics
Researchers in Canada compared strawberry growth under uniform illumination from semi-transparent thin-film cadmium telluride panels and non-uniform illumination from semi-transparent crystalline silicon modules.
Governor Newsom fast tracks agrivoltaic solar-plus-storage project in California
Certifying the Fresno project for streamlining prevents potential project delays.
A federal grid planning authority could counter utility incentives to stall transmission
Utilities that own fossil generation can benefit from congested transmission that blocks renewables, an economics professor found. In related work, a law professor proposed a federal grid planning authority to cure transmission delays, as well as near-term measures in that direction.
Renew Home brings personalization to virtual power plants
The VPP provider adds a focus on subtle energy shifts to help ratepayers lower energy costs without sacrificing their comfort.
