Blog Posts
In-depth perspectives on the future of clean energy and beyond
July 16, 2025
Do Not Wait and See: A 30-Month Sprint Playbook after OBBBA
This playbook is a strategic guide for renewable energy developers navigating the fast-moving landscape created by the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA). It breaks down the critical 30-month window for securing federal tax credits, shoring up supply chains, and accelerating construction timelines before incentives phase out.
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November 8, 2023
10 GW by 2030: Sizing the New York Community Solar Market from the Local Ordinance Up
Placing state distributed solar goals within the context of local ordinances and zoning codes
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July 27, 2023
Quantifying Solar Permitting Risk with Large Language Models
Learn how Paces is using LLMs to structure vast amounts of solar zoning legislation.
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June 15, 2023
From Brownfields to Brightfields
Solar brownfields, long overlooked, are beginning to shine as opportunities for renewable energy development!
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June 1, 2023
From Sheep Farms to Solar Farms
Why sheep farming can have a profoundly positive impact on building solar projects!
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May 17, 2023
Evolution at the Edge: Renewables and the Spatial Configuration of the Grid
Investigating how the spatial configuration of the transmission network has changed with the rise of renewables.
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May 4, 2023
Renewable Development Blockers
Renewable development is failing to reach its potential. With a <20% success rate for renewable projects with an interconnection queue position, we must confront the blockers to development head-on to have any hope of increasing the rate of successful development.
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December 29, 2022
Cofounder Charles Bai is a Forbes 30 Under 30!
Our CTO and cofounder Charles Bai was selected to be on the Forbes 30 Under 30
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