These core technologies, bolstered by new control approaches and smart planning tools, are enabling a democratization of the electrical sector unimaginable only a decade ago. PV is now cheap, diesel is expensive (and still volatile!), and storage is finally becoming affordable. Today, however, we are finally able to harvest the fruits of research and development in these technologies. In those days PV was expensive, diesel was cheap (although volatile), and storage was really expensive. When the HOMER Energy founder set out to help people make smart, sensible energy decisions while at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory over 20 years ago, he was at the forefront of a huge opportunity in the energy sector.
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This is the problem that modeling software such as HOMER® was engineered to answer: How do I design a system that provides clean, reliable, affordable power? The sheer number of hybrid solutions can frighten even the most well-informed decision makers. Advocates for particular technologies all insist they have the only solution to our looming global energy crises. One of the greatest challenges facing those who want smarter, cheaper, cleaner energy is the large number of options and technologies available to provide power. Using Software to Make a Compelling Business Case for Mini-grid Deploymentīy: John Glassmire, Director of Energy Engineering at HOMER Energy