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How to engage with other professional groups

Posted By Steven Smiley 09-11-2023 03:26 PM
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Hey: What do I need to do to get access and engage with the other professional groups? Do I need to up my membership level? What level gives me access. Cheers, Steve Smiley ------------------------------ Steven Smiley President Smiley Energy Services, LLC WA ------------------------------

Mid scale, not for profit solar

Posted By Steven Smiley 06-13-2023 09:58 AM
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Hi Ella: Think ASES should have more emphasis and articles on what I call mid-scale solar, something between 1 MW and 10 MW, community, muni, cooperatively owned. Local ownership reduces opposition (your own pigs don't stink) and these sizes can fit in a distribution grid and be dispersed around communities ...

RE: Last Day for SOLAR 2023 Early Bird Pricing

Posted By Steven Smiley 05-17-2023 10:48 AM
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Boy, you all are showing your age! Lot's of good stories, I'm sure. I picked up Amory Lovins at the airport in Anchorage, AK, I think in 1979, for an energy conference there, during the second international energy/oil crisis. His most memorial quote at the time was "the energy crisis has been solved, ...

RE: Technology suggestions for Solar Today articles

Posted By Steven Smiley 03-30-2023 02:27 PM
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Hi Elias: Nice summary and ideas for hot water storage, and study. Maybe we can get more folks thinking and analyzing this, now. My analysis shows it is a critically important technology to abate GHG gases. My analysis for a 100% renewable energy plan in a medium sized city , illustrates that in a colder ...

Technology suggestions for Solar Today articles

Posted By Steven Smiley 03-28-2023 02:41 PM
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Hi Kat: I was looking through the many suggestions. Seems to me "Grid Harmonization" kind of covers many of the suggestions, the technologies, systems, plants, broadband, etc. A utility perspective on this would be interesting too. I have a big interest and focus on thermal storage, especially hot ...

RE: What are some technologies that you would like to see covered more in Solar Today?

Posted By Steven Smiley 03-27-2023 10:04 AM
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Hi Thomas: It's not going to be as hard as you imagine. But the utilities must buy in, ASAP. I have a saying "if a utility wants to do something, anything is possible, if they don't want to, nothing is possible." The starting point should be Muni's, though they are only 10% - 20% (don't remember exact ...

RE: Carl Weinberg

Posted By Steven Smiley 02-06-2023 02:26 PM
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Sad to hear of Carl Weinberg's passing. Ditto on Scott's nice comments. Carl was an inspiration to all, especially working in wind power in the 1980's where the entire industry (especially in CA) was energized by folks like him. Steve ��

RE: Zoom Discussion - Update of Major Solar Incentive Programs

Posted By Steven Smiley 01-23-2023 01:20 PM
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Jay and William: Yes, now non-profits are on an equal footing with for profit tax credits. This is, in my opinion, the most significant and under reported aspect of the IRA, as now all non-profits can jump into renewable system ownership, especially with Muni's and Coop's, that can build "merchant plants" ...

RE: Net Metering Support and Legislation

Posted By Steven Smiley 05-06-2022 09:34 AM
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Hi Mike: Yes, 100% net metered prices aren't necessarily fair, but a price to make a market is fair and justified (at least 10% return, in my opinion), say a feed in tariff. But it should not be much less than the retail price, and is some cases the auxiliary benefits, power quality, unaccounted environmental, ...

RE: Net Metering Support and Legislation

Posted By Steven Smiley 05-04-2022 11:02 AM
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Hi Robert: I feel your pain!! Welcome to the electric cooperative wars! You are not alone. There are many fighting this battle and I'll try to connect you. The Colorado Coops have been having success, with the Tri-State fights, MN has group fighting for democratic cooperatives, Institute for Local Self-Reliance ...

RE: Net Metering Support and Legislation

Posted By Steven Smiley 05-02-2022 10:32 AM
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Hi Thomas: All good points, you really did some homework! My 70 -80% of revenues from commercial/industrial come from an actual municipal utility, a typical non-high rise city. You are correct, Cooperatives are mostly residential, and there should more small scale solar opportunities there, in particular ...

RE: Net Metering Support and Legislation

Posted By Steven Smiley 04-29-2022 05:04 PM
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Hi Thomas: A little orientation. In a typical electric utility, especially urban, 70% to 80% of the meters are residential, but the other 20% - 30% of commercial, institutional and industrial meters represent 70% to 80% of the sales distribution revenues. That's why residential roof top, while valuable, ...

RE: Estimating Economic Feasibility

Posted By Steven Smiley 10-29-2021 09:41 AM
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Hi Ella: See PVWatts Calculator (nrel.gov) Simple to use, very accurate with the right simple inputs. Answers and connected spreadsheets provided, in seconds. Cheers, Steve :-) ------------------------------ Steven Smiley President Smiley Energy smiley27@earthlink.net ---------------------------- ...

RE: Solar Projects and Environmental Risks

Posted By Steven Smiley 02-27-2021 02:44 PM
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Hi All: The sun is every where, and so should be the solar arrays. Even at 1 MW per 6 acres mentioned shows the potential. Small is beautiful, putting the solar inside the grid, at distribution level, close to the loads works best. Many small arrays do not mess with the distribution system, one may ...