Energy Toolbase Integrates Its Acumen EMS™ Controls with Dynapower’s Energy Storage Solutions
Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS™ controls software is now integrated with Dynapower’s energy storage solutions. As a part of this integration, Dynapower will be added to Energy Toolbase’s ETB Developer sales and 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 the Energy Toolbase Acumen EMS™ controller would operate in the field.
WEBINAR: C&I Energy Storage Market in 2021 Value Streams, Optimism, and Identifying the Best Projects
Summary: We recently published an article on Solar Power World on why we’re optimistic about commercial storage in 2021 and we teamed up with them to discuss why developers should be continuing to push into C&I storage. In this webinar, we dove into identifying the characteristics of the most attractive …
WEBINAR: Energy Storage Made Simple: Turnkey C&I Solutions for Demand Charge & Back-up
Whether you need demand charge, back-up power, or both, get energy storage projects to the finish line with CPS turnkey solutions and service all the way to commissioning, paired with Energy Toolbase’s savings analysis.
New York’s Public Service Commission Issues Net Metering Successor Tariff Order
On July 16 th, 2020, the State of New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an Order adopting new rules for the S tate ’ s net energy metering (NEM) successor tariff. With the implementation of the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) Transition Order in March of 2017, the …
ETB Ask an Expert: Kelly Speakes-Backman from the Energy Storage Association on Federal Energy Storage Policy Issues including FERC 841, FERC 2222, and ITC
In this “ETB Ask an Expert” interview, we discussed a few key, current federal energy storage policy topics with Kelly Speakes-Backman, the CEO at the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Topics include FERC Order 1841, FERC Order 2222, Energy Storage (ITC) investment tax credit legislation, and ESA’s recently announced 100 GW’s by 2030 vision.
The Net Metering Successor Tariff “NEM-3” Proceeding in California has Officially Kicked Off
Key takeaways: The CPUC has formally opened its NEM-3 proceeding, which will redefine the rules for the Net Energy Metering (NEM) tariff in California. The recently released NEM 2.0 lookback study concluded that NEM 2.0 customers have net benefited from the structure and ratepayers have seen increased rates as a …
New York’s Solar + Storage Market – Key Acronyms, Entities, and Online Resources
New York’s solar and energy storage market has evolved significantly in recent years, which we summarized in a previous blog where we unpacked the policies and initiatives driving the market forward. To successfully deploy projects in New York, developers first need to be able to interpret the technical language that …
ETB Ask an Expert: SGIP Program history & current market update with Scott Murtishaw from CALSSA
In our very first “ETB Ask an Expert” interview series we explored the topic of SGIP, the Self Generation Incentive Program in California, which is the longest running and most lucrative behind-the-meter energy storage incentive program in the country. The SGIP program was recently re-upped with $675 million dollars of …
WEBINAR: Energy Toolbase Implements Delta Energy Storage Technologies onto Platform
Energy Toolbase users can now model commercial energy storage projects using our integration with Delta Energy Storage Solutions.
Net Energy Metering in Massachusetts: A Current State of the Union
Net Energy Metering, often referred to as NEM, is widely considered one of the most important policy mechanisms that have allowed customer-sited solar to flourish over the last 20 years. NEM policies effectively allow behind-the-meter solar customers to sell their exported electricity back to the utility at the retail rate. …