Entering a NEM 3.0 Era: Here’s What’s Changing for Solar and Energy Storage
NEM 3.0 is at our doorstep. On December 15, 2022, the CPUC voted unanimously to pass NEM 3.0, which will dramatically change California’s solar and energy storage landscape . NEM 3.0 will reduce the value of exported energy by roughly 75% , leaving rates at a fraction of what they …
Energy Toolbase and Arch Solar Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ on 40-Acre Senior Community Center in Wisconsin
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system installed by Arch Solar, a Top Solar Contractor based in Plymouth, Wisconsin. In 2022, Arch Solar installed the BYD Chess unit, equipped with Acumen EMS for a 40-acre senior community center in Sheboygan…
40-acre Senior Community Center deploys BYD energy storage system paired with Acumen EMS™ under Wisconsin’s Office of Energy Innovation grant
Arch Electric, a Wisconsin-based solar company, was searching for a solution that would reduce the current energy and demand at a senior center that was placing sustainability at the forefront. Having already been modeling the project in the ETB Developer platform, the Arch Electric team turned to ETB to provide the all-in-one solution that encompassed the hardware and software components needed, making for a smooth, simple, and efficient installation.
Nexamp Deploys Acumen EMS™ at a Solar Farm to Mitigate Demand Charges and Decrease Utility Costs for Local Residents
Nexamp, an industry-leading developer in the Northeast, was looking to add an energy storage system to one of its several front-of-the-meter community solar farms in Massachusetts. Energy Toolbase was able to provide an all-in-one, DC-coupled energy storage system comprised of four Sungrow units, controlled entirely by Acumen EMS™ software totaling 1,000 kilowatts (kW).
Nexamp and Energy Toolbase Deploy Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage System in Massachusetts
Energy Toolbase and Nexamp have deployed a front-of-the-meter energy storage system as part of one of Nexamp’s solar + storage projects in Massachusetts . Nexamp, a Boston -based solar and energy storage company, commissioned a Sungrow energy storage system comprised of four units, fully integrated with Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS™ …
Energy Toolbase Has Another Successful Year at Intersolar 2023
The Energy Toolbase team just wrapped up exhibiting at the Intersolar North America conference in Long Beach for the ninth consecutive year. While there was so much to see, from new technologies , hundreds of exhibitors, networking events, training sessions, and more.
Commercial Buildings Mandated by The California Energy Commission (CEC) to Add Solar + Storage
Newly constructed commercial buildings in California are now required to add solar and battery storage systems. On January 1, 2023, the California Energy Code instituted the requirement, updating the Building Energy Efficiency Standards for residential and commercial properties, as part of its push to obtain 100 percent carbon neutrality by 2045
Energy Toolbase and Sunshine Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ at Pharmaceutical Lab in Costa Rica
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system with Sunshine, a Costa Rica -based solar development company. Sunshine installed the BYD Chess unit integrated with Acumen EMS for Laboratorios Calox, a pharmaceutical facility in San José, Costa Rica.
Energy Toolbase’s 2022 by the Numbers
What a year 2022 was for Energy Toolbase. We are looking forward to 2023 and are excited to help developers continue to model, control, and monitor their solar + storage projects with our software tools. While we are enthusiastic and forward-looking, we also want to take a moment to review 2022’s successes by numbers.
Energy Toolbase’s Top Solar and Energy Storage Blogs of 2022
Without question, 2022 has been an exciting year for the solar and energy storage market, full of several updates and improvements within Energy Toolbase.