Renewables

Renewable energy generation facilities have always been part of Trimark's client base. Our revenue meters and SCADA systems (Data Processing Gateways – DPGs) are installed at dozens of biomass and cogeneration facilities, and we continue to install new systems at similar facilities. In addition to cogeneration, wind and solar have become wildly popular in recent years.

CAISO Participating Intermittent Resource Program (PIRP)

The CAISO's PIRP was launched in 2004 to encourage intermittent producers (at the time, wind farms) to participate in the California forward energy market without exposure to hourly or daily imbalance charges. Since that time, Trimark has worked with many wind generators to integrate their real-time facility data with the CAISO, allowing them to bid into the forward markets. At these wind sites, Trimark's installed equipment list includes revenue meters, DPGs, and also meteorological stations engineered to satisfy all program requirements.

 

 


Solar Metering and Monitoring

Trimark is a supporter of the California Solar Initiative (CSI), and is proud to have our meters and meteorological equipment installed at hundreds of commercial and utility sites throughout the state, as well as across the country. Because of our insistence upon using true revenue-grade meters (MV-90-readable) and our Validating, Editing, and Estimation (VEE) capabilities, we have become the provider of choice for solar PPAs or anyone demanding the highest-quality and highest-reliability generation data.

Building upon our reputation with CSI, Trimark was also chosen by Southern California Edison to perform revenue metering, DPG, and meteorological station installation and ISO integration services at their 2MW “PIRP-ready” pilot solar site in Fontana, California.

In recognition of Trimark's contributions to promoting solar generation in California, our Director of Operations was invited to deliver a presentation at the Solar Electric Power Association's (SEPA's) Solar Metering and Performance Expo, held at the San Diego Convention Center. To download a copy of the presentation,

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