Origination
Where opportunities come from, and how quickly teams can say no
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The library is being assembled as interviews are conducted and project research is verified. Published items are dated and sourced; analysis is labeled separately from fact.
How America's solar and storage developers move projects from opportunity to operation.
Ten research sections. All are currently research in progress; no conclusions have been published.
Topics above indicate the current research agenda. Participants, titles and publication dates are confirmed before release.
Profile in preparation. Each profile will cover development footprint, technologies, markets and organizational approach.
Profile in preparation.
Profile in preparation.
Profile in preparation.
Quantitative work in these topics draws on the project-level research universe. Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up 2026; CEDP analysis of active solar and battery-storage projects. Data through year-end 2025. See the research universe.
Public project data, market research, executive interviews, company research and structured analysis. Claims are labeled verified fact, participant statement, CEDP analysis or CEDP inference — never blurred together.
Read the research methodologyInterview selection, corrections, participant permissions and disclosure of commercial relationships are governed by the project's editorial policy. Read the editorial policy.
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