Your energy desk reference. Visual explainers on markets, grid operations, clean energy, policy, procurement, and efficiency — each designed to read in under 10 minutes.
On a napkin VPP: thousands of small assets → one dispatchable resource Distributed energy resources Rooftop solar Home battery EV charger Smart thermostat Heat ...
Merit order Category: Markets
LCOE Category: Clean Energy
Distributed energy resource (DER) Category: Clean Energy
On a napkin Generator commits to be available Capacity auction ISO clears to meet reserve margin target Payment $/MW-day regardless of actual output Auction ...
On a napkin kW Peak shaved by BESS 0:00 14:00 peak 23:59 Original facility demand With BTM battery dispatched at peak Demand charge ↓ TOU arbitrage Solar ...
On a napkin Developer wind / solar / storage needs offtake to finance PPA contract $/MWh fixed price 10–25 year term volume: all output RECs included Offtaker ...
On a napkin GW 30 20 10 Peak ramp Duck belly — solar trough midnight noon midnight sunset ramp starts gross load net load (duck) The short version The duck ...
Investment tax credit (ITC) Category: Policy
Firm capacity Category: Markets