The Data Behind Solar Analysis Tools: How Accurate Are They?
Effective solar analysis tools are essential for providing insights into the cost and performance of potential solar and storage projects, but how reliable is their data and how accurate are these tools?
Energy Toolbase Enables Users to Co-optimize Grid Services and Utility Bill Savings
We are excited to announce a groundbreaking update to Energy Toolbase’s ETB Developer product: the co-optimization of grid services and utility bill savings. This enhancement allows solar and storage projects to capitalize on diverse value streams, not only improving overall project economics but also rendering these estimates more reliable.
Empowering the Energy Industry with Energy Toolbase: Celebrating 10 Years!
In the dynamic landscape of renewable energy, where innovation and sustainability are paramount, tools that facilitate seamless integration and analysis are invaluable. For ten years, Energy Toolbase has empowered the renewable energy sector and driven changes in the software space, and we are now celebrating our 10 th anniversary! In …
Applying a Family Business Approach to a SaaS Startup
I founded a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that operates in the clean tech industry a little over four years ago. We specialize in modeling and proposing the economics of solar and energy storage projects. We’ve been fortunate to have strong and consistent growth since the start and have roughly doubled our revenues every year since inception while growing our headcount from one to 25 employees.
Are You Using Green Button Data Yet?
I was a panelist on a workshop at the Intersolar conference last month on the topic of ‘software tools and techniques to stay competitive in the solar industry’. The audience was mostly made up of residential solar contractors. Before the panel got underway the moderator polled the audience to see how many of them used Green Button Data when analyzing and proposing their projects? Only a few hands in the room went up.
Lots Of Rate Changes To Make Sense Of
It’s a lot of work keeping up with all of the changes utilities make to their rates. Now that we’re tracking utility rates in over 30 states and 100 utility territories, we’re developing a good feel for the frequency at which utilities make changes. In addition to the sheer volume of changes being made, we’re also gaining some interesting insights for the different types of rate changes and the effect they have on customers.