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Expand the pool of solar investors for community solar projects

9 Vote On Idea I wish there was a way for small investors, such as myself, to invest directly into a community solar project, receive a return based on the energy that is produced, and get the tax...

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Solar Project Tools and Modeling for Users

9 Vote On Idea Potential solar PV users do not have an efficient means to easily analyze and assess solar system development at their sites. These users will benefit from improved access to solar...

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Making Solar Attractive

10 Vote On Idea Residential solar is ugly. If there were solar products that made installing solar attractive, and affordable, adoption wouldn't be such a barrier in regular American neighborhoods. For...

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open source website reports on all energy incentives

10 Vote On Idea A simple site that allows anyone the ability to find incentives for solar, wind , storage, geothermal, LED, nocturnal, geothermal, solar hot water, super hot water heaters, EV's,EVSE,...

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The Quantified Install: From Boots on the Roof to Sensor atop the Structure

10 Vote On Idea UPS has increased their drivers’ productivity by a third by sensorizing, monitoring, measuring, and rethinking every step, every trip, every signature, every motion. Saving a small...

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Platform for Financing and Connecting DIY Solar Projects

10 Vote On Idea One of the biggest challenges in the solar market is the high cost of residential PV systems. The cost of silicon technologies has fallen dramatically, but the dependency and cost of...

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Energy efficiency accountability for tenants

10 Vote On Idea There is little accountability for energy efficiency on the part of lessee tenant occupants who do not pay utility bills in their buildings. This is true in both the large residential...

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Simple Toggle Switch - Grid vs Home

11 Vote On Idea It would be great if there was a toggle switch on a solar installation that could direct the electricity to the grid for net metering or the home for use. This would allow people to use...

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Building operations do not account for occupant behaviors

11 Vote On Idea Commercial building operations need ways of identifying, measuring, anticipating and responding to occupant behaviors that affect operational outcomes. Occupant energy behaviors must be...

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K-12 Solar Curriculum

11 Vote On Idea Grade, middle, and high schools – plus their higher education partners – are realizing the financial, social, and environmental benefits of going solar. This opens an extraordinary...

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Utility participation in distributed PV financing

11 Vote On Idea Allowing T&D utilities to provide customer financing for distributed solar investment would incentivize utilities, accelerate and simplify PV integration onto the distribution grid...

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Tapping Small Commerical Rooftop Solar Potential

12 Vote On Idea Small commericial solar installations have lagged behind residential. One problem we see is the disconnect between "owner" and "occupant" incentives of the commercial spaces, in which...

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Solar Smoothing: cheap, fast, and based upon interoperability

12 Vote On Idea Solar Smoothing: cheap, fast, and based upon the principles of interoperability. Recently highlighted by Duke Energy, the need for interoperability, between vendors, utilities, and...

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SolarBook - The Solar Industry's One Stop Shop for Solar Education Resources

12 Vote On Idea SolarBook Business Plan:The team at Pick My Solar is taking the next step in solar transparency by developing SolarBook, an online portal covering all things solar for both consumers...

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DC Microgrid Controller for Tesla Powerwall and Other Battery Storage Systems

12 Vote On Idea Problem: DC microgrids will play an important role in the sustainable electric infrastructure of the future but currently require a prohibitive amount of expertise and customization for...

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Comparing measured and simulated building performance data

13 Vote On Idea Building performance analysts lack software tools to track and compare measured utility and sub-meter data, particularly with respect to simulation results. This results in an open...

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Scouting rooftops with drones for optimal solar panel placement

13 Vote On Idea Solar now is becoming more and more popular as hardware costs decrease, but soft costs like installation and scouting now aren't decreasing as quickly--thus making up the majority of...

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Solar PV Windows

13 Vote On Idea I wish there would be a type of transparent solar PV materials, which can be stuck to any glass window. Incorporated with energy storage, the window will be expected to absorb solar...

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Data for Validation of Retrofit Audit Simulation Tools

13 Vote On Idea Many building energy simulation tools exist to help determine the most cost effective energy retrofit packages for existing buildings. Evidence indicates that these tools frequently...

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One Online Application to Eliminate Mistakes and Cover All Jurisdictions

13 Vote On Idea The primary goal of the SunShot program is to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by the end of the decade. To achieve this, a roadmap has been...

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