Project Grant 20233361040589

DISTRIBUTED SOLAR GENERATION (DSG) SYSTEMS INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL (C & I), AND COMMUNITY SOLAR INSTALLATIONS. THE INSTALLATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF DISTRIBUTED SOLAR SYSTEMS HAVE INJECTED ADDITIONAL UNCERTAINTY INTO POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND PLANNING FOR ALL UTILITIES, INCLUDING RURAL-BASED ELECTRIC CO-OPS.LEAPTRAN'S PHASE II OVERALL TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE A ROBUST, RELIABLE, AND SCALABLE SOFTWARE SOLUTION PACKAGE TO PROVIDE AGGREGATED SOLAR FORECASTING (ASF) AND NET LOAD FORECASTING (NLF) FOR THOUSANDS OF RURAL COMMUNITY SOLAR SITES' PV PRODUCTION, THUS ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO RURAL AREA GRID RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCY.LEAPTRAN'S PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT WILL CONTINUE LEVERAGING ITS SUCCESSFUL PROPOSED OBJECTIVES FROM PHASE I. THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT IS ALSO WELL ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS LAID OUT IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) STRATEGIC PLAN FISCAL YEARS2022-2026, SUCH AS DEVELOPING LOW-CARBON ENERGY SOLUTIONS BY INVESTING RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION (OBJECTIVE 1.4) AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES (STRATEGIC GOAL 5). LEAPTRAN'S PHASE II EFFORTS WILL FURTHER EXISTING AND FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE, RELIABLE, AND RESILIENT POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN AMERICAN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVANCED DATA ANALYTIC-BASED DECISION-MAKING AND AN AGGREGATED SOLAR FORECASTING (ASF) SOLUTION.LEAPTRAN PLANS TO MARKET ITS SOLUTION MAINLY TO RURAL-BASED ELECTRIC CO-OPS AND PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES (POUS). SUCCESS FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES HAVING MULTIPLE UTILITIES USE THE PRODUCT AND DEMONSTRATING A RELIABLE SOLUTION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE ASF SOLUTIONS BY THE END OF SBIR PHASE II.