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ESIC Energy Storage Commissioning Guide
This report updates the previously published Energy Storage Integration Council (ESIC) Energy Storage Commissioning Guide 2018. In order to align with the rapidly changing energy storage technology space, these guidelines were refined to address how commissioning can be most effic...
Electric Power Research Institute
Dec 31, 2022
Levelized Cost of Energy Calculator
This online calculator from NREL allows users to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for a wide range of technologies, including solar, wind, storage, and conventional generation. Users input parameters such as capital cost, operating and maintenance cost, capacity factor...
NLR
Mar 30, 2026
Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Energy
Published by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), this guide helps consumers navigate the process of adopting residential solar power. It explains how solar photovoltaic systems work, outlines factors to consider when selecting equipment and installers, and describes fi...
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Jun 30, 2025
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic BESS System Cost Benchmark Q1 2020 Report (Data File)
NREL has been modeling U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This year, our report benchmarks costs of U.S. PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, with and without storage, built in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020). The methodology includes b...
Feldman, D. et al NLR
Jan 20, 2025
Integrating Renewable Energy: What You Need to Consider in Rural Alaska
ACEP guidance report for rural Alaska communities considering renewable integration into diesel-based microgrids, emphasizing that integration creates both opportunities and hidden costs. Explains why operating reserve capacity matters for sudden load changes and for managing inte...
Green, N. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dec 31, 2020
The Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM)
DER CAM is a decision support model developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to identify optimal combinations of distributed energy resources (e.g., solar PV, battery storage, CHP, and demand response) for buildings or multi-energy microgrids. Given load profiles, utilit...
Laboratory, N. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dec 31, 2024
REopt: A Platform for Energy System Integration and Optimization
REopt is a techno-economic decision support model used to optimize energy systems for buildings, campuses, communities, and microgrids. The primary application of the model is for optimizing the integration and operation of behind-the-meter energy assets. This report provides an o...
Anderson, K. et al NLR
Aug 31, 2017
Distributed Renewables for Arctic Energy: A Case Study
Alaska is a vast state that stretches into the Arctic Circle. Roughly 140,000 people in the state are dependent on isolated electric grids, traditionally burning expensive fossil fuels. This has negative impacts on air quality and climate. As the climate warms, fuel supply chains ...
Anderson, B. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2022
Financing Microgrids in the Federal Sector
Recent high-impact events such as hurricanes and wildfires highlight the need for energy system resilience. One potential impact of these events is the loss of utility grid power to federal sites, negatively affecting the ability to carry out their missions. Depending on the need ...
Kurnik, C. and Voss, P. U.S. Department of Energy
Jul 31, 2020
Modelling of Non-linear CHP Efficiency Curves in Distributed Energy Systems
Distributed energy resources gain an increased importance in commercial and industrial building design. Combined heat and power (CHP) units are considered as one of the key technologies for cost and emission reduction in buildings. In order to make optimal decisions on investment ...
Milan, C. et al Aalborg University
May 31, 2015
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