Todd Olinsky-Paul

ConnectedSolutions: The New Economics of Solar+Storage for Affordable Housing in Massachusetts

An analysis of multifamily affordable housing properties in Massachusetts finds that participation in the state’s new battery storage incentive program, called ConnectedSolutions, significantly improves the financial viability of solar+storage at affordable housing developments.

ConnectedSolutions: A New State Funding Mechanism to Make Battery Storage Accessible to All

This report aims to inform state policymakers about the structure and benefits of the ConnectedSolution battery storage program model. It summarizes barriers to scaling up distributed battery storage, explains how the ConnectedSolutions program was developed in the Northeast, and discusses why the program has been successful.

Comments to the New Jersey BPU Regarding Energy Storage in the Proposed Energy Efficiency Plan

Clean Energy Group submitted comments to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on the Energy Efficiency Transition – Full Straw Proposal.

CEG Filing in Vermont PUC docket on adding energy storage to state energy efficiency plan

CEG filed comments to the Vermont Public Utility Commission in a docket considering, among other things, the question of whether the state’s energy efficiency program should include behind-the-meter energy storage as an efficiency measure.

Comments by Clean Energy Group to MA DOER on proposed Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard – 225 CMR 21

Clean Energy Group comments to MA DOER on Oct. 31, 2019 on Proposed Clean Peak Portfolio Standard.

Clean Energy Group Comments regarding Proposed Changes to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program – “400 MW Review Public Comments”

Clean Energy Group submitted these comments to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) regarding proposed changes to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program.

Energy Storage: The New Efficiency ― How States Can Use Efficiency Funds to Support Battery Storage and Flatten Costly Demand Peaks

This report describes the process of enabling use of state energy efficiency funds to support the deployment of energy storage with performance incentives offered for demand reduction.

Resilient Power Project Case Study – Stafford Hill Solar Farm and Microgrid

Vermont’s largest utility installed a solar+storage microgrid in Rutland, VT that saves hundreds of thousands of dollars and can supply backup power to an emergency shelter.

Resilient Power Project Case Study – McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

A defunct mobile home park in rural Vermont was transformed into the first resilient, zero-energy, affordable modular housing development in the country with solar and battery storage systems. This case study includes technical and financial details, as well as lessons learned over the course of the project.

Jump-Start: How Activists and Foundations Can Champion Battery Storage to Recharge the Clean Energy Transition

This report explores the top 10 emerging trends for battery storage across all elements of the energy system, and recommends over 50 actions that should be taken to accelerate battery storage in these topic areas.