The Transition from NEM-2 to NEM-3 in California is on the Horizon – What you Need to Know about Grandfathering Protections
NEM-3 is expected to have a huge impact on the economics of solar + storage projects in California. While the final NEM-3 rules are yet to be determined, the inevitable outcome is that the value of solar will get eroded, likely significantly.
PG&E’s Option S (for Storage) Daily Demand Charge Rate – Here’s what you should know
PG&E was the first utility in the state of California to release an energy storage-friendly rate tariff option that featured daily demand charges, which bill based on $/kilowatt/day.
Connecticut Makes Strides Towards 1,000 MW Statewide Goal with Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Approval of New Energy Storage Incentive
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approved an incentive program that includes performance-based (PBI) and upfront incentives for both commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential energy storage system (ESS) projects.
Demand Charges: What are they and How are they evolving?
There are some common misconceptions when it comes to demand charges. Most electric utility customers can easily understand the concept of being charged for electricity based on the amount of energy used.
WEBINAR: Modeling Energy Storage projects on Hawaii’s new (EDRP) Emergency Demand Response Program
Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission just finalized and launched an Emergency Demand Response Program (EDRP) and Scheduled Dispatch Program Rider (EDRP-SDP) in response to the upcoming closure of a coal plant on Oahu that currently services roughly 15% of the demand on the island.
Employee Spotlight: Brooke Morales, Product Manager, Leads ETB Developer Sales & Modeling Platform
Being the industry-leading software platform for utility rate and financial analysis comes with constantly upgrading our platform to ensure that users have the most accurate, transparent, and objective results. Brooke Morales has been with the Energy Toolbase team since 2014 and has continuously worked to make the platform better and more intuitive.
Solar paired system provides demand charge management to reduce peaks for manufacturing facility
Solar paired system provides demand charge management to reduce peaks for manufacturing facility using Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS and Chint Power Systems
Energy Toolbase June 2021 Utility Rates Newsletter
New international rates added into the database, important monthly updates regarding regulated price plan rates and generation rates, plus our monthly FAQ. Skim our monthly utility rates newsletter for all the latest info for your projects:
Energy Toolbase Provides Energy Storage Controls Software for two Front-of-the-Meter Projects with Today’s Power
Energy Toolbase Provides Energy Storage Controls Software for two Front-of-the-Meter Projects with Today’s Power. The 9.6 megawatt-hour storage projects reduce system peaks, increase the stability of the grid, and provide manual scheduled dispatch capabilities.
WEBINAR: Modeling C&I energy storage with Dynapower & Energy Toolbase
Dynapower is now integrated within the ETB Developer solar and storage modeling platform, which allows users to run energy storage dispatch simulations and savings analysis that are representative of how Dynapower Energy Storage Systems (ESS) controlled by Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS™ would operate in the field.