Tag: SEPA
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Countdown to 2020, part VI: Time’s Up, California
This final article in our Countdown to 2020 series originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe here for free if you haven’t already. The launch of California’s Title 24 new build solar mandate is less than two months away, and it’s nowhere near the topRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEPA’s Utility Solar Snapshot shows 15 percent growth, led by five emerging state markets
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)’s new report, the 2019 Utility Solar Market Snapshot, the educational non-profit found the U.S. solar market is still growing and notably expanding to new emerging state markets – there were 7.3 GWs interconnected in 2018, marking an 20.1% increase in total capacity overRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEPA poll: Nearly 75 percent of battery providers report regulatory barriers to market
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently surveyed more than 1,500 industry professionals to publish the first power technology market gap analysis, 2019 Grid Integration Insights. The analysis covers solar, EV infrastructure, microgrids, DERMS, advanced inverters and battery storage technologies, and identifies the largest pain points with grid integration processesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Renovate: SEPA’s initiative to evolve state regulatory processes in the power sector
State regulatory processes in the power sector are often unable to keep pace with the needs of customers and evolution of renewable technology. The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is teaming with a group of national nonprofit organizations on a new initiative, Renovate, to help change that by developing more effectiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Power Northeast takeaways: Solar’s Catch 22 options for navigating politicians, utilities and the public
The Northeast is a mature solar market already, but how can it keep on growing from here? Solar Power Northeast in Boston last week offered some ideas, but to me, mostly highlighted the complex utility-politician-public dynamic that leads to a lot of Catch 22 solutions. See if you can followRead More — Solar Builder magazine