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Solar Deployment System (SolarDS) Model: Documentation and Sample Results.
The Solar Deployment System (SolarDS) model is a bottom-up, market penetration model that simulates the potential adoption of photovoltaics (PV) on residential and commercial rooftops in the continental United States through 2030. NREL developed SolarDS to examine the market competitiveness of PV based on regional solar resources, capital costs, electricity prices, utility rate structures, and federal and local incentives.
2013 Factbook Highlights Success of Solar in U.S. Energy Mix
The Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook offers a fresh look at the state of innovation in our U.S. energy portfolio. This Factbook - researched and produced by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and commissioned by the Business Council on Sustainable Energy - offers simple, easy-to-understand benchmarks on the contributions these new energy technologies are making today.
Top GOP Senator on Energy Committee Releases Energy 20/20 Blueprint
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, the ranking Republican on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, unveiled her Energy 20/20 proposal this week. The 123-page document is intended as a “blueprint for discussion” about U.S. energy policy and includes a wide range of provisions, from oil drilling to energy storage R&D.
Why Are Residential PV Prices in Germany So Much Lower Than in the United States? A Scoping Analysis
This report looks at the reasons for cheaper PV systems in Germany comparing to the ones in the US.
Solar Valuation in Utility Planning Studies
This webinar was presented by the Clean Energy States Alliance and featured Andrew Mills of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) discussing new research on solar valuation that he and his colleague, Ryan Wiser, have recently published.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposes Key Interconnection Rule, SEIA Applauds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today praised a proposed rule issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that will, if finalized, expedite and reduce the cost of solar project interconnection while maintaining electric system reliability and safety.
U.S. Corporate Solar Projects Map
See where the top corporations in the U.S. have installed solar. Our U.S. Corporate Solar Projects map was developed using the research from the Solar Means Business Report.
NREL: Updating Small Generator Interconnection Procedures for New Market Conditions
This report recommends reforms to federal and state interconnection procedures to meet the demands of a growing national marketplace for solar photovoltaic (PV) and other small renewable generators that interconnect to electric distribution systems.
Solar Market Insight Report 2012 Q3
U.S. Solar Market Insight™ is a collaboration between the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and GTM Research that brings high-quality, solar-specific analysis and forecasts to industry professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports. Released December 11, 2012.
Comments on New Jersey’s Solar Energy Advancement And Fair Competition Act (SEAFCA)
*/ SEIA's Comments regarding New Jersey's Solar Energy Advancement And Fair Competition Act (SEAFCA) were submitted on November 23, 2012.