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Articles by Charles W. Thurston

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Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy...

Assigning value to energy storage is a complex task that is becoming more organized, if not easier, after years of explosive storage adoptio...

March 30, 2022
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How lead-acid batteries remain viable in solar applications

The global race to produce enough batteries for energy storage applications is only beginning to pick up speed. While many battery startups ...

February 23, 2022
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Solar + storage supply chain woes: Better or worse?

There was a time in the solar industry when developers could sign a contract one day and virtually get equipment shipped the next. However, ...

January 25, 2022
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Energy Storage on Parade: Six standout innovations at ESACON21

“Energy storage contributes to resiliency via the jobs it does. Fluence’s dedicated team uncovers & innovates battery use ca...

December 6, 2021
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Community solar is primed for energy storage

BentonSun project in Minnesota, via SunShare Community solar gardens are being primed as a major niche for energy storage, as more businesse...

November 30, 2021
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Runaway costs: Renewable developers are paying for electric grid upgrades...

Renewable energy developers know that the hidden costs of developing new solar energy projects are often led by the utility interconnection ...

September 29, 2021
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All eyes on lithium: Sizing up a potential U.S.-based lithium...

The lithium battery boom is here to stay as the demand for EVs and energy storage is going crazy. Yet, global supply is being stretched. Fin...

August 17, 2021
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Inside SolarAPP+ and NREL’s pursuit of seamless residential solar permitting

The hazy days of unknown delay times for home solar permitting, inspection and interconnection appear finally may be behind the industry now...

June 3, 2021
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You down with VPPs? How the virtual power plant movement...

As has been the case with many good science fiction inventions of the last century, we are finally getting around to building virtual power ...

March 5, 2021
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Boosts and boasts: The latest data on solar tracker +...

Improving the electricity yield in photovoltaic solar energy long has been a game of incremental additions of new technology. Over the ...

January 18, 2021
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Solar + Whatever: How to provide home energy resilience (and...

It only takes one hurricane, tornado or wildfire for the value of a resilient home energy system to sink in. Add to such increasing natural ...

August 24, 2020
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Residential BIPV in 2020: Solar shingles yield to roof-integrated innovation

The integrated solar roof has long been a solar technology goal — combining solar power with a watertight roof covering — b...

June 8, 2020
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Seven solar tracker system tweaks and new tech to know...

This article appears in the Spring issue of Solar Builder magazine. Get your free subscription (print or digital) here. Sunfolding’s p...

April 20, 2020
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Exclusive details on CPS America’s dedicated solar inverter O&M service

The concept of offering operations and maintenance (O&M) to solar asset holders is not new. A host of O&M companies now provide soup...

March 31, 2020
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