Trimark Joins the MESA Standards Alliance as a Strategic Partner
The move solidifies Trimark’s position as one of the industry’s premier energy storage experts. Folsom, CA, October 1, 2020 – Trimark Associates, Inc. announces that they have joined the MESA Standards Alliance, a move that was finalized this week after several weeks of coordination. An industry association consisting of electric utilities, technology suppliers, and researchers, […]
Trimark’s Scott Barrington to Speak at Solar Asset Management North America
After numerous delays due to concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Solar Asset Management North America 2020 is finally upon us! While the conference is no longer taking place in person, SAM NA 2020’s online format will nevertheless enable industry experts to connect and share their thoughts about solar portfolio optimization. Hosted by the folks […]
Blackouts, Blazes, and BESS: How Energy Storage Can Mitigate California’s Electricity Woes
Serving a population of over 40 million people and more than 14 million housing units across an area larger than Italy or Japan, California’s electric grid is the most complex of any U.S. state. However, reliably providing power to all 40 million Californians can be a struggle at times, even with upwards of 80,000 MW […]
Bora Akyol Joins Trimark as VP of Technology Development
Bora’s wealth of knowledge and industry experience bolsters Trimark’s leadership team. Folsom, CA, September 10, 2020 – Trimark Associates, Inc. announces that Bora Akyol will join Trimark as Vice President of Technology Development. The highest profile of Trimark’s recent talent acquisitions, Bora will step into a role advancing Trimark’s industry-leading SCADA platform. Bora’s in-depth knowledge […]
Keeping an Open Mind: The Benefits of Trimark’s Open Architecture SCADA Systems
Trimark’s SCADA systems are known for being robust and having detailed menus. They enable users to monitor individual devices in real time and receive customized, proactive alarms. To site operators, these features are invaluable. Trimark SCADA’s open architecture foundations are crucial to its ability to present charts and graphs. This blog highlights the open architecture […]
Checking In: An Update on Trimark’s Conference Plans
If there’s anything we can all agree on, it’s that 2020 has been… peculiar, to say the least. Just about every major event out there has been restricted, postponed, or cancelled entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of industry or location. This includes a number of energy-related conferences, conventions, and trade shows, particularly those […]
Trimark Partners With Azelio on North American Energy Storage Projects
The collaboration covers over 45 MW of Azelio’s energy storage through 2025. Folsom, CA, June 25, 2020 – Trimark Associates, Inc., a leading provider of SCADA, metering, and energy storage technology solutions, and Azelio, a well-known name in the solar power industry, announce that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that covers more […]
Navigating the Market: CAISO SC ME COMPLIANCE
By following these 6 best practices, a Scheduling Coordinator can successfully maintain compliance with the CAISO Tariff for submitting settlement quality meter data. 1: KNOW YOUR LRA REQUIREMENTS Identify your Local Regulator Authority CPUC will be the LRA for the majority of load SC MEs Other LRAs could include City Councils, Municipal Utilities, and even […]
Mark’s Musings: Trimark Turns 20
Happy 20th Anniversary, Trimark! Trimark turned 20 over the weekend! I don’t know what’s crazier: imagining the world in the year 2000, or remembering what it was like to be in my forties. Time sure flies… Needless to say, things have changed considerably since 2000. That year marked the apex of the electric utility deregulation—a […]
How Trimark Boosts Efficiency of PV Plants with Precise Meteorological Data
Because of the nature of the sun and the sky, the production of a photovoltaic plant is highly variable. Though we can’t make the sun shine at the snap of our fingers, PV site operators nevertheless need to react to these fluctuations as quickly and appropriately as possible to avoid significant revenue losses—including penalties from […]