PUBLICATIONS

A new guide co-authored by EQ Research provides policymakers with an overview of relevant codes, standards, and requirements affecting solar PV equipment, installation, and installer licensing and certification.… read more »

EQ Research contributed data to the Corporate Clean Energy Procurement Index released by RILA, ITI, and Clean Edge. The new analysis ranks all 50 U.S. states on the ease with which America’s most recognizable brands can procure domestic renewable energy such as solar or wind for their operations.… read more »

EQ Research co-authored a report with Synapse Energy Economics for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network entitled Envisioning Pennsylvania’s Energy Future: Powering the Commonwealth’s Energy Needs with 100 Percent Renewables by 2050. … read more »

Even as distributed PV systems become increasingly common, utilities’ interconnection processes are often lengthy and problematic. The 2nd edition of this report compares utilities’ interconnection timelines for both pre-construction application approval and post-construction permission to operate (PTO). … read more »

Cultivation of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes is a growing source of energy consumption and carbon emissions, but several barriers prevent the industry from investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy. This white paper offers a series of recommendations to utilities, the public utility commissions that regulate them, state and local governments, and marijuana business associations to promote greener, more efficient energy use.… read more »

EQ Research contributed data to Clean Edge’s 2016 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean tech activities of all 50 states – from electric vehicles and renewables adoption to policy and investment activity. … read more »

In partnership with Vote Solar and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, EQ Research conducted research and analysis of state net metering and interconnection standards. Freeing the Grid is an annual report card that rates all 50 states on these two key clean energy policies.… read more »

Weak reporting requirements for net metering in some U.S. states are needlessly creating murky market conditions for distributed solar PV and other renewables. This study describes net metering reporting requirements and practices in 13 U.S. states, and offers nine recommendations for improving such requirements and practices.… read more »

Even as distributed PV systems become increasingly common, utilities’ interconnection processes are often lengthy and problematic. This report compares utilities’ interconnection timelines, with a focus on post-construction “permission to operate.”… read more »

EQ Research contributed data to Clean Edge’s 2015 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean tech activities of all 50 states – from electric vehicles and renewables adoption to policy and investment activity. … read more »