Five years. That's how soon batteries can be expected to sprout all over the electric grid as utilities and homeowners drop in on a wave of falling prices, a Duke Energy executive said in Chicago T...
Despite the solar market's impressive trajectory over the past decade, there is still a significant amount of growth needed before solar, and renewables in general, make up a substantial portion of...
Renewable Energy World recently reported on a potential solar software update that was called "game changing" for energy storage. Now that update is here. Energy Toolbase says that its software rel...
Energy Toolbase is launching its cool new energy storage software update at SPI this year. This update enables users to model and optimize the economics for any type of behind-the-meter energy stor...
Storage has long been hailed as the holy grail of the renewable energy market, as it allows for a greater integration of technologies like solar PV and wind into the electrical grid. So, a lot of p...
It may be surprising to know that the vast majority of California homeowners buying energy storage systems today are not doing so to save money. In other words, they are not trying to reduce their ...
Net Energy Metering 2.0, or NEM 2.0 for short, is now the law of the land, at least in SCE territory. So what does that really mean for potential solar clients? Here’s the scoop… NEM 2.0 bring...
The market for solar PV design software has opened up significantly in the past five years. New offerings have taken off in that time, and they range from fully integrated systems offering one-stop...
At the heart of a solar + storage system is a battery, but that heart can't beat without it's brain - the software layer telling it how to operate. For you customers, regardless of battery manufact...
As the solar industry matures, it finds better ways to do things. Many solar-specific software options are coming to the market with the promise of reducing costs, improving accuracy and allowing t...
