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Behind-the-meter (BTM) solar is gaining attention for its powerful role in the energy transition, despite facing opposition from utilities and legislators in states like California. Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, highlights 10 compelling reasons why BTM Solar deserves more support. Beyond reducing electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions, BTM solar minimizes land use, enhances energy security, and even reduces the risk of wildfires caused by transmission lines. It also creates more jobs than utility-scale solar and helps buildings stay cooler by absorbing sunlight. With electricity demand expected to double due to electrification across sectors, BTM solar is an essential part of a resilient, sustainable energy future. Let’s champion these small-scale projects for the big impact they deliver. https://lnkd.in/e5PGRGyi #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation

Great summary of the history of solar in the US! From the first grid-tied system back in 1973 to today, where 11 states boast over 100,000 installations and 7% of US homes are powered by solar energy. Despite resistance from the utility and fossil fuel sectors, the solar market is flourishing. #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

Behind-the-meter (BTM) solar is gaining attention for its powerful role in the energy transition, despite facing opposition from utilities and legislators in states like California. Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, highlights 10 compelling reasons why BTM Solar deserves more support. Beyond reducing electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions, BTM solar minimizes land use, enhances energy security, and even reduces the risk of wildfires caused by transmission lines. It also creates more jobs than utility-scale solar and helps buildings stay cooler by absorbing sunlight. With electricity demand expected to double due to electrification across sectors, BTM solar is an essential part of a resilient, sustainable energy future. Let’s champion these small-scale projects for the big impact they deliver. https://lnkd.in/e5PGRGyi #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation

In a step forward in energy independence, Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has unveiled a groundbreaking model policy for Distributed Power Plants (#DPPs), also known as Virtual Power Plants (#VPPs). These innovative systems coordinate small-scale solar and battery setups to provide flexibility when the electric grid needs it most—helping to prevent power outages and reducing reliance on power plants. “Distributed Power Plants are a game-changer for utilities grappling with rising energy costs and the need for more resilient energy…SUN’s recommendations provide a framework that, if implemented, could save consumers billions in energy costs over the next decade.”—Meghan Nutting, Sunnova EVP, Government and Regulatory Affairs Discover how DPPs can reshape our energy future by creating a more reliable, affordable, and cleaner grid. Read the full article in Solar Power World.

Community Solar 3.0: Distributed solar with storage that could provide virtual power plants for utilities--and communities--is on the way, but... as always, there are growing pains. Nevertheless: #DriveEnergyForward https://lnkd.in/eSuvgU2P

Hello LinkedIn network! 🌟🔌 The infamous #duckcurve highlights the complex balancing act of adding more #solar onto the grid. But this isn't just a challenge - it's an opportunity to build the #gridofthefuture! With smart planning, flexible resources, enhanced operations, and supportive market conditions, #renewablevariability can be managed smoothly. #Gridoperators have many tools to flatten the duck's belly while maintaining #gridstability. Wise investments in modernization and coordination will enable growing solar and accelerate the #sustainableenergy transition. At #CLOU, we understand the grid integration challenges posed by the duck curve. Our advanced #energystorage solutions are designed to seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure, providing the #flexibility needed to manage renewable variability and ensure grid stability as we rapidly scale up #renewableenergy. 🔗 Click the link below for the full article 🌱 https://lnkd.in/eVcQ956F

With regard to this emerging solar energy glut in California, a couple of factors at play. First, the utilities move to net metering frankly smacks of monopolistic practices. It’s simply an abuse of their control position when the market determined solar was worth investing in at all levels. Consumers and businesses shouldn’t be punished for adopting effective clean energy that reduces their energy costs while mitigating climate change. Next, having to ‘throw away’ generated clean energy is in large part a storage and optimization failure. Li-Ion batteries, the only widely available storage solution, are currently too expensive and unscalable, and consumers and businesses alike have balked at widespread adoption. Even if batteries are installed to store co-located solar, optimization solutions like Span and other smart panels are not only also expensive, they are clunky and inflexible. Put simply, battery storage TCO to support installed solar is poor. Our transition to renewable energy will continue to be gated until a portfolio of affordable, scalable storage solutions are available. California’s wasted solar energy surplus is a prime example of this urgent need. #renewables #renewableenergy #energystorage #cleanenergy #energytransition #deeptech

Join us alongside RE-volv, GRID Alternatives , Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), Clean Energy Leadership Institute, HeatSpring, and Eco.Logic Programs, to learn more & educate others in the week leading up to Earth Day! How amazing is it that solar panels turn light from the sun into electricity? ☀️🔌 Here’s how: silicon atoms in the panels allow photons from the sun’s rays to release electrons from their orbit, which creates electricity.     The amount of solar energy that reaches solar panels can be affected by multiple things. These include geographic location as more solar energy reaches locations closer to the equator, time of year as more solar energy reaches certain locations on earth depending on the seasons, time of day, azimuth, the compass direction that the panels are facing, and tilt. Dive deeper ➡️https://bit.ly/4cLBNHj Stay tuned as we share more solar facts during #SolarEdWeek!  

Solar energy is rapidly growing, but key barriers still need to be addressed. Recent advancements in policy and innovation are helping drive that growth, especially by making solar more accessible to underserved communities. As we break down barriers, we're not just advancing solar adoption; we're paving the way for a more equitable energy future. #CleanEnergy #Solar #SolarEnergy #SolarForAll

https://lnkd.in/gcsS2QDe Shayle Kann's recent interview with Jigar Shah covers some interesting ground. I think Jigar is exactly right when he says that using behind the meter batteries and/or vehicle to home (V2H) technology as sources of reliable, dispatchable, flexibility that can enable load reduction all the way down to zero for extended periods (as often as daily) could very well be the sweet spot for the current generation of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). I also thought the discussion of decoupling the value of behind the meter storage from behind the meter solar was insightful! (TRC Companies, Inc. is actively working with utility customers to develop the next generation of VPPs. We'd love to be your partner in putting these ideas into practice.) #DERMS, #VPP, #VirtualPowerPlant #Solar, #Storage, #V2H, #V2G