Adam Gerza
VP Business Development, Energy Toolbase
Adam Gerza is the VP of Business Development at Energy Toolbase, an industry leading software platform that specializes in modeling and proposing the economics of solar and energy storage projects. He has worked in the solar industry for over 12 years in various project development and policy related roles. Prior to solar, Adam traded natural gas commodity products for 5 years for a bank and a hedge fund. He has a B.S. in finance from the University of Southern California. Adam currently serves on the board of CALSSA (California Solar and Storage Association).
Courses
Future-proofing Solar PV savings with Energy Storage
This course covers an overview of the "future-proofing solar savings" concept. The changes being proposed and implemented depend on state and utility territory, but the one general commodity that most share is that they typically erode the savings
by Adam Gerza
Accurately Calculate the "Avoided Cost" of A Solar Project
This free course covers how to precisely calculate the dollar savings (aka avoided cost) of a solar project using Energy Toolbase.
by Adam Gerza
California C&I Energy Storage Market - State of the Union
This course explores the dynamics influencing the California C&I solar + storage market in 2022. We reviewed the headwinds and tailwinds we’re seeing in the market today, drawing from data that we’ve compiled from internal and external sources.
by Adam Gerza
C&I Energy Storage Market in 2021: Identifying the Best Projects
Identify the characteristics of the most attractive commercial & industrial (C&I) energy storage projects, including rate tariffs, incentives, and load profile types. Plus, how developers and host customers can best capture the other ESS value streams
by Adam Gerza
ETB Masterclass: Optimizing the Economics of C&I Solar + Storage Projects
Important findings from a rigorous, months-long analysis where we studied the economics of solar + storage projects on every C&I (commercial and industrial) utility rate tariff in California’s Investor-Owned Utility (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E) territories.
by Adam Gerza
Self-Consumption: model & optimize energy storage in self-powered mode
This course will review the concept of modeling and optimizing energy storage in self-powered mode within the Energy Toolbase platform.
by Adam Gerza
NEM Paired Storage: Why it Matters
We unpack the mechanics of how exactly NEM Paired Storage works, and illustrate the added value it can provide for both Residential & Commercial solar + storage projects.
by Adam Gerza
Modeling NEM 2.0 Solar Projects with Energy Toolbase
This course delves into modeling NEM 2.0 (Net Metering Version 2.0) solar projects, using the latest version of Energy Toolbase.
by Adam Gerza
Modeling Time-of-use Rates & the Quantifying the Value of Solar
This course will explore in depth how to model solar projects on Time-of-use (TOU) rates, and how they effect the 'value of solar' calculation.
by Adam Gerza
Accurately Modeling the Economics of Customer Sited Energy Storage Projects
This lecture demonstrates how to accurately, objectively, and transparently
by Adam Gerza
How to Use Green Button Data to Analyze Solar + Storage Project Scenarios
In this webinar, co-hosted by UtilityAPI & Energy Toolbase. We will review and demonstrate the value of Green Button Data (aka interval meter data) for use in Distributed Energy Resource project development activities.
by Adam Gerza