Webinar Recap: NEM Paired Storage – Why It Matters (April 2020)
All 3 of California’s investor-owned utilities (IOU’s) are now officially accepting energy storage net metering (NEM paired storage) applications. This permits eligible solar + storage systems to export storage to the grid, given the battery charges entirely from solar. We presented with Brad Heavner, Policy Director at California Solar and …
WEBINAR: NEM Paired Storage: Why it Matters
Summary: All 3 California IOU’s are now officially accepting Energy Storage Net Metering (aka NEM Paired Storage) applications. This effectively permits eligible solar + storage systems to export storage to the grid and receive a full NEM credit, assuming the battery charges entirely from solar. In this webinar, we unpacked the mechanics of how exactly […]
Webinar Recap: CALSSA’s Residential Storage Sales & Project Management
Energy Toolbase presented on the California Solar and Storage Associations (CALSSA’s) inaugural Professional Development Series webinar. Our presentation was entitled: Residential Energy Storage Sales & Modeling Best Practices. Here are the main topics we covered in our presentation if you want to skip ahead: 1:06 Summary of the best residential …
Energy Storage Net Metering – An Illustration of Why it’s so Valuable
Energy Storage Net Energy Metering (aka NEM Paired Storage) allows a customer with a behind-the-meter solar + storage system to discharge their battery, exporting stored energy back to the grid and receive a Net Energy Metering credit, if the battery can verifiably charge 100% from solar. In certain cases, NEM …
A Definitive Guide to the Updated SGIP Incentive Program (2020 Edition)
The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) in California is the longest running and most lucrative incentive program for behind-the-meter energy storage projects in the country. The program received a historic new commitment of funding in 2018 when the California legislature passed Senate Bill 700 (SB 700), which provided the program an …
Our top 5 picks for the best solar + storage industry blogs
The solar and energy storage market is constantly evolving. It can sometimes feel overwhelming trying to keep up with the never-ending changes happening in policy, technology, incentives, and regulations that are affecting our industry. So how do we keep up? Solar and energy storage industry blogs have been a great way for us to stay current on the latest changes and trends affecting the market.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs & Equity Resiliency Incentives – A Perfect Storm for Home Energy Storage Demand
The behind-the-meter energy storage market posted another year of record growth in 2019, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report. In Q3 2019, energy storage deployments grew 93% versus Q3 2018, with behind-the-meter projects accounting for 55% of the total storage market. Residential sector deployments grew for …
5 big things that happened to California’s energy storage market in 2019
2019 was a historic year for the energy storage market in California. Several big things happened that will influence the market over the next decade. From major policy changes that will have long-lasting effects on the economics of storage projects, to significant changes to the flagship SGIP incentive program, to …
California Utilities now Accepting Applications for Net Energy Metering (NEM) – Paired Storage
We published a policy update in February of 2019 entitled “CPUC Approves Energy Storage Net Metering” that summarized the CPUC’s decision to allow customers with (ESS) energy storage systems to receive credits for storage exports that are sent back to the grid, as long as the storage system charges entirely …
Energy Toolbase Implements SolarEdge’s Residential Energy Storage Solution onto the Platform
STUART, Fla.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Energy Toolbase has implemented SolarEdge’s StorEdge© inverter onto its platform to enable users to run residential storage dispatch simulations and savings analysis that are representative of how StorEdge – coupled with an LG RESU10H battery – would operate in the field. “StorEdge is the first publicly …