Solar

Buying Solar Energy by The Minute

Aligning Benefits with Costs

There is a better way to implement the Buy All-Sell All model. Instead of setting VoS rates based on speculative forecasts, why not just pay prices that reflect the actual, contemporaneous value of the solar energy? Why not, effectively, buy the solar energy by the minute?

2018 Carbon Dioxide Emission Trends

Explaining the 2018 Increase

Despite the recent uptick in 2018, total generation has been relatively steady in recent years, showing no distinct upward or downward long-term trend for several years.

Does Europe Have a Handle on Its Energy Future?

Leaders or Laggards

We expected to find that Europeans had figured out a pathway to a clean-energy future, but to our surprise, this was not the case. We found Europeans tackling many of the same challenges we face in the United States.

Net Metering FAQ

Rate Design and Subsidies

The NEM debate transcends regulatory boundaries and embodies a full-throttled argument under oath between divergent experts who are cross-examined by the opposing attorneys.

Grid Flexible Solar

Key to Unlocking Clean Energy Grid of the Future

The basic solar approach to development and utilization works well in early-stage markets with little renewables penetration.

Do Load Shapes of PV Customers Differ?

Implications for Rate Design

A load shape for PV customers that is materially different from the status quo residential customer may be sufficient grounds to implement a separate rate class.