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Interest in Solar Plants with Storage and Hybrid Projects Rises: Efficiency and Strategy Guide

Solar power plants (GES - Güneş Enerjisi Santralleri) with storage and hybrid projects are becoming critical for grid flexibility and continuous production in the Turkish energy market. In this guide, we examine connection capacity management, charge/discharge strategies, and monitoring technologies.

September 9, 20267 min read

Self-Consumption Oriented SPP Investment Models: The Industrial Standard of the New Era

We examine the strategic advantages of moving from grid-sale focused models to efficiency and self-consumption based designs for industrialists looking to reduce energy costs and comply with carbon border taxes.

September 5, 20267 min read

First Market Impacts Observed in the Hourly Net Metering Era

A comprehensive guide analyzing the impacts of the transition from monthly to hourly net metering in unlicensed electricity generation on energy management, operational processes, and investment payback periods.

September 3, 20267 min read

How to Calculate Solar PV PR (Performance Ratio)? A Comprehensive Guide

We detail Performance Ratio (PR) calculation methods, the most critical indicator of efficiency in solar power plants, IEC 61724 standards, and its importance in energy management.

August 11, 20267 min read

How to Measure SPP Performance? Key KPIs Improving Operational Efficiency

We examine how to track critical performance indicators like PR, CUF, and Specific Yield to maximize ROI in Solar Power Plants (SPP) and the role of digitalization.

August 4, 20268 min read

Solar Energy Production Forecasting with AI: Precision and Operational Efficiency

An in-depth look at how AI-based production forecasting models work in solar power plants, data requirements, and the financial advantages they provide to businesses within the framework of EPDK (Energy Market Regulatory Authority) and EPİAŞ (Energy Exchange Istanbul) compliance.

July 21, 20267 min read

How Heatwaves Throttle Thermal Power: The Golfech Case and the Engineering of Cooling Water

France's Golfech nuclear plant was derated again during the 2026 summer, exposing the structural fragility of thermal generation to climate change. A technical look at cooling-water thermodynamics, regulatory thresholds, and the comparative resilience of renewables.

June 24, 20269 min read

No Surplus-Sale Cap for Unlicensed Producer-2 Plants in 2026

Türkiye's EPDK decided on 18 June 2026 that unlicensed plants past their 10-year YEKDEM support window may sell their full surplus energy to the last-resort supplier throughout 2026.

June 20, 20266 min read

TEİAŞ Allocated 1,448 MW of Unlicensed Capacity: A Guide for Solar Plant Investors

TEİAŞ allocated 1,447.8 MW of capacity to 82 unlicensed projects during the December 2025 – April 2026 application period. We analyze the investment signals and the SmartPlain perspective takeaways.

May 26, 20266 min read

EPDK's New Tariff for Unlicensed Solar Plants Completing 10 Years: Unlicensed Generator-2

With the Board Decision published in the Official Gazette on 23 May 2026, the feed-in distribution charge for unlicensed generation facilities completing 10 years drops from 208.1065 kr/kWh to 65.6008 kr/kWh.

May 26, 20265 min read

Hourly Settlement at a 10 MW Solar Plant: Hidden Cost of Manual Tracking vs SmartPlain + Etta Gains

The hidden ~3.4M TRY annual cost of running hourly settlement manually for a 10 MW solar plant — and how SmartPlain + Etta turn that loss into measurable gain.

April 23, 20268 min read