• October 16, 2019
• Ashley Hale
• Insight

In our previous TerraBlog post, How CCAs can partner with their NEM customers to reduce their Resource Adequacy costs with energy storage systems, we shared the process we use to model the impact of pairing energy storage systems with …

• October 1, 2019
• David Burdick
• Asset ManagementInsightSolar

Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power signed a record-breaking deal for the cheapest solar plus energy storage project. With reduced pricing and rising sustainability standards, public agencies and commercial enterprises are turning to solar & …

• August 29, 2019
• Ashley Hale
• Insight

In our previous TerraBlog post, “How CCAs can model and deploy battery energy storage and DERs”, we shared a case study for using the Building Efficiency Optimization (BEO) software to reduce a community choice agency’s (CCAs) cost to …

• August 27, 2019
• David Burdick
• Asset ManagementSchoolsSolarWater Agencies

Earlier this year, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) announced that the U.S. is now home to over 2 million solar (PV) installations. What is even more incredible, is that this announcement came only three years after the industry …

• August 2, 2019
• Ashley Hale
• Insight

In our previous TerraBlog post, How batteries can reduce CCAs GHG emissions, we shared the process of modeling the impact energy storage systems have on greenhouse gas emissions of a community choice agency (CCA). In this two-part post we …

• July 18, 2019
• Ashley Hale
• Insight

In our previous TerraBlog post, How CCAs can model and deploy DERs, we shared the process and results for modeling energy storage systems for CCA customers with existing solar systems under the NEM tariff. Part of this process included …

• July 10, 2019
• Karly Zimmerman Fogg
• InsightSchools

You may wonder what the best, most effective way is to lower your energy costs. The answer is a comprehensive approach that addresses both your current and your future energy demands through a new approach called Energy Master Planning. …

• July 8, 2019
• Ali Chehrehsaz
• Insight

With the rapid emergence of community choice energy agencies (CCAs) throughout the state, California schools, municipalities and other public agencies are well positioned to take advantage of the new choice in how their electricity is supplied. For most public agencies, …

• November 13, 2018
• David Burdick
• NewsSchools

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• July 16, 2018
• David Burdick
• InsightSchoolsSolar

How much money did you lose last year on your solar investment?

In California alone, we’ve seen 21 gigawatts of solar (photovoltaic) installed, representing $42.7 billion in capital investments. The deployment of these systems is only the first step in …