Download Free (.pdf)The Importance of Software Selection to Energy Storage Systems
It’s no secret that software selection and reliability are critical to the return on investment (ROI) for energy storage projects. An energy storage system’s (ESS) performance depends on the quality of the system’s modeling, forecasting, and control capabilities, meaning that your software’s specifications can determine the success (or lack thereof) of your projects.
An Explanation of Demand Response and Demand Response Programs
What is Demand Response? Demand response is a common term that renewable developers, and those in the renewable energy space, hear more frequently.
Energy Toolbase and Arch Solar Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ on 40-Acre Senior Community Center in Wisconsin
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system installed by Arch Solar, a Top Solar Contractor based in Plymouth, Wisconsin. In 2022, Arch Solar installed the BYD Chess unit, equipped with Acumen EMS for a 40-acre senior community center in Sheboygan…
Nexamp and Energy Toolbase Deploy Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage System in Massachusetts
Energy Toolbase and Nexamp have deployed a front-of-the-meter energy storage system as part of one of Nexamp’s solar and energy storage projects in Massachusetts . Nexamp, a Boston -based solar and energy storage company, commissioned a Sungrow energy storage system comprised of four units, fully integrated with Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS™ …
Energy Toolbase and Sunshine Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ at Pharmaceutical Lab in Costa Rica
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system with Sunshine, a Costa Rica -based solar development company. Sunshine installed the BYD Chess unit integrated with Acumen EMS for Laboratorios Calox, a pharmaceutical facility in San José, Costa Rica.
Energy Toolbase’s 2022 by the Numbers
What a year 2022 was for Energy Toolbase. We are looking forward to 2023 and are excited to help developers continue to model, control, and monitor their solar and energy storage projects with our software tools. While we are enthusiastic and forward-looking, we also want to take a moment to review 2022’s successes by numbers.
Introducing Energy Toolbase’s Sapphire Partner Program
We are announcing the launch of our new ETB Sapphire Partner Program, which provides repeat Acumen EMS™ customers with exclusive benefits and resources to further support them in deploying more Acumen-controlled projects.
New Jersey Prioritizes the Deployment of Energy Storage Through a New Incentive Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) released a Straw Proposal on September 29, 2022, establishing the state’s first-ever incentive focused on stand-alone energy storage.
We Surveyed Energy Storage Developers and Here’s What They Told Us
In our inaugural energy storage developer survey, the ETB team recently surveyed energy storage system (ESS) project developers to gain insight on the types of projects in development, which hurdles are most faced when deploying these projects, and what factors contribute to the adoption of an energy storage system. The …
Using Perfect Foresight Algorithms to Determine How Efficiently an Acumen EMS-controlled Energy Storage Project is Operating in the Field
To evaluate the performance of an Acumen-controlled energy storage site over a calendar year, we reviewed a year’s worth of operational data, focusing on the non-coincident (NC) demand before and after storage.
Last Call for Commercial Storage SGIP Incentives: SCE’s Budget is Exhausted, and the End is in Sight for PG&E and SDG&E
The Large-Scale Storage budget in the SCE territory was fully reserved earlier this month. SCE is the first of the 3 IOU territories to deplete its Large-Scale category budget. As of late March, PG&E currently has roughly $16 million in funds remaining, while SDG&E has $15 million remaining.
We Launched our new ‘Special Programs’ feature in ETB Monitor, which enables Energy Storage Assets to participate in Demand Response (DR) programs
We’re releasing an important new feature in ETB Monitor we’re calling ‘Special Programs’ to enable demand response (DR) program participation and coordinated dispatch