SunShot Initiative Archives

MN Solar Pathways: Illuminating pathways to 10% solar

Morgan Putnam | Apr 13, 2017

On March 30, 2017, the Minnesota Department of Commerce along with its core team, kicked off its Department of Energy-funded MN Solar Pathways project aimed at finding the least-risk, best-value solutions for MN to achieve its solar energy goals. Clean Power Research...

The proof is in: Integrating PV into the grid is better with behind-the-meter solar forecasts

Skip Dise | Dec 11, 2015

In recent years, Clean Power Research created a solar forecast method to accurately predict power production of “invisible,” behind-the-meter PV systems—typically those found on homes and commercial buildings. In our approach, forecasts are generated by simulating the...

CSI RD&D project results: Forecasting behind-the-meter PV for the California ISO

Tom Hoff | May 5, 2014

In a recent NREL report, interviews of 13 operating entities in the Western Interconnection found that “Variable generation (VG) forecasting is widely considered to be a key means of integrating wind and solar power efficiently and reliably as these resources become...

Top 2013 trends part 3: utility and ISO integration of high penetration PV

Skip Dise | Feb 21, 2013

Over the past few weeks, we’ve plotted out emerging solar industry trends for the upcoming year, including solar soft cost reductions, and a re-examination of net metering. These first two topics are primarily about the financials of PV: reducing system costs and...

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