Navigating the 2025 California Solar + Energy Storage Market: The Key Updates and Accurately Modeling them with Energy Toolbase
Summary: As 2025 draws closer, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve by knowing what changes are coming to California’s solar and energy market. This webinar walks you through the key updates for California solar and storage in 2025 and how to model these changes in ETB Developer, our powerful modeling and analyzing tool […]
The 2024 ACC Update and What it Means for California Solar and Storage in 2025
Since the Net Billing Tariff (NBT) went into effect on April 15th, 2023, many solar developers and customers in California have wondered what the program’s future will look like.
ETB Developer’s Newest Feature: NEM Programs
We’re excited to announce our newest feature – NEM Programs – for ETB Developer. This feature includes pre-built net energy metering (NEM) or net billing programs that users can select in an Energy Use Profile.
How Utility Rate Inflation Impacts Energy Storage Viability
As energy markets constantly change, utility rate inflation remains a significant driver of change, creating challenges and opportunities for consumers and businesses alike. One notable shift is the erosion of value for standalone photovoltaic (PV) systems under the NEM 3.0 framework.
We’ve Launched a New Feature in ETB Monitor: Green Button – Connect My Data
We are excited to announce the launch of a new feature in ETB Monitor that gives our users yet another layer of accuracy when monitoring their solar and energy storage assets in the field.
The Impact of NEM 3.0 on Utility Rate Inflation
It’s been almost a year since California’s California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) went into effect, which profoundly impacted utility rate inflation, completely decoupling the value of imported energy from exported energy.
The Future of Utility Rate Escalation in California
Utility rates in California’s Investor-Owned Utilities (IOU) have escalated at a compound annual growth rate of 3.9% to 7.4% over the last ten years. Energy Toolbase recently conducted this study to provide a transparent account of the rate inflation and predict future inflation rates, serving as a guide for how those in solar and storage sales will define utility rate escalation in their proposals.
The Dynamics of Retail Electric Rate Changes in California
Given the volatility of California’s energy market, it is no surprise that several factors are at play that strongly impact the state’s retail electric rates. In this blog, we will examine the main drivers of retail electricity cost inflation and provide a higher-level understanding of historical rate increases and how …
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 …
WEBINAR: What does CA’s NEM-3 “Net Billing” Tariff mean for Solar and Storage Economics?
Net Metering 3.0 is final and establishes an entirely new “Net Billing” tariff framework. This webinar discusses how NEM-3 impacts solar and storage economics