distributed energy resource News
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NARUC Releases Final Distributed Energy Resources Manual
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has released the final publication of its manual, Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation. The manual was an undertaking of NARUC's Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design. Work on the manual began at the November 2015 NARUC Annual Meeting, with direction to the subcommittee to draft a distributed energy resources manual to ...
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Integrating Distributed Energy Resources into Wholesale Markets and Operations
The Energy Systems Integration Group has released a new report, DER Integration into Wholesale Markets and Operations, examining the changes in regulation, market rules, planning, and operating practices needed to better integrate distributed energy resources into U.S. wholesale markets and operations. The report covers the nearer-term implementation of FERC Order 2222, the order’s implications ...
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California PUC Issues Draft Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan
The California Public Utilities Commission on July 23 issued a Draft Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan 2.0, intended to coordinate development and implementation of policy, and will host a public workshop to discuss the draft and solicit comments.Distributed energy resources include rooftop solar and other distributed renewable generation resources, energy storage, electric vehicles, time ...
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NYISO Announces Distributed Energy Resource Pilot Projects
The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) recently (7/26) announced the selection of three pilot projects to demonstrate the capabilities of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and options for their integration into its wholesale markets. These pilot projects support the NYISO's DER Roadmap, which establishes a clear path for integrating DERs and, in so doing, will help the state of ...
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New Primer Helps Regulators, Stakeholders Adopt New IEEE Standard for Distributed Energy Resources
This week, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) published Making the Grid Smarter: State Primer on Adopting the New IEEE Standard 1547™-2018 for Distributed Energy Resources. IREC’s new resource will help states, regulators and other stakeholders navigate the related technical and policy issues they will need to address in the next few years. This important national standard ...
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Voltus Exceeds Its Demand Response Commitment to MISO Grid During June Extreme Weather Event
Voltus, Inc., a leading distributed energy resource (DER) technology company and DER aggregator, this week reported that it delivered more than its commitment during the June 10th Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Load Modifying Resource (LMR) demand response event. LMR was called by MISO in response to unplanned generator outages and higher than expected electricity demand linked ...
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FERC Proposes to Integrate Electricity Storage into Organized Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on November 17 proposed to more effectively integrate electric storage resources into organized wholesale markets to enhance competition and help ensure that these markets produce just and reasonable rates. The proposal stems from concerns that electric storage resources may face barriers that limit them from participating in organized wholesale ...
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Hawaiian Electric Utilities Accelerates the Connection of New Distributed Energy Resources with GridUnity
GridUnity, a pioneer in distributed energy analytics software-as-a-service, recently announced Hawaiian Electric’s rapid expansion of its software to help the three electric utilities efficiently and reliably connect new distributed energy resources (DER) to the grid. The Hawaiian Electric utilities are methodically transforming and automating their operations to reach the target of 100% ...
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ScottMadden and Smart Electric Power Alliance Join in Reviewing California and New York Energy Markets
ScottMadden Inc., one of North America's leading energy consulting firms, and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) released a joint report that focuses on approaches that California and New York are taking to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) into the grid. The report describes key similarities and differences in the two jurisdictions in areas such as interconnection, hosting ...
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CPower Clears Approximately 30 Percent of Demand Response Capacity Commitments in PJM Capacity Auction
CPower Energy Management on June 8 announced that it has secured more than 30 percent of the cleared demand response capacity commitments in PJM Interconnection's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) Base Residual Auction for the 2022/2023 delivery year. The results represent a substantial increase for CPower, who has for the last few years cleared around 20 percent of PJM's available RPM demand ...
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NRG Energy and Smart Energy Decisions Publish 2021 State of Distributed Energy Resources Study
This week, NRG Energy, Inc. in collaboration with Smart Energy Decisions published new research that shows cost savings and sustainability continue to top the list for customer needs when considering distributed energy resources (DERs). The goal of the 2021 State of Distributed Energy Resources Study was to better understand DER energy trends with the nation's largest electric power users. In the ...
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IEEE Publishes Standard Revision for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces
TwitterFacebookGoogle + Send Save Print IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), recently (4/26) announced the publication and availability of IEEE 1547-2018 Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces. IEEE 1547 provides technical specifications for the interconnection and ...
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New IREC Report Guides States to Optimize Modern Electric Grid
A new in-depth guide released today by IREC will help states manage the grid redesign with new analytical tools and the benefit of lessons learned from states leading the way. More Americans are choosing increasingly economical and available distributed energy resources (DERs) — such as rooftop or community solar, energy storage and electric vehicles – and these DERs create new ...
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ABB and Enbala Power Networks To Co-Develop Grid Software
ABB announced it has invested in Enbala Power Networks, a leading developer of software for managing power distribution networks. The investment was made through ABB's venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures. Today's grid operators require digital solutions to deal with challenges posed by the increasing amount of intermittent renewable and distributed energy sources being integrated into ...
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Sunverge Selected for Proposed Virtual Power Plant in Maryland
Following a competitive bid process, Sunverge, provider of an industry-leading distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration and aggregation platform, recently announced that it has been selected by Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, for a proposed behind-the-meter virtual power plant (VPP) project on the Elk Neck peninsula in Cecil County, Maryland. Sunverge was selected from five ...
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NYISO Strategic Plan: Sustaining Reliable Power with Grid Advances
Serving consumers' changing power needs, addressing public policy goals and maintaining grid reliability are key components of a multi-year strategic plan released by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). The NYISO's 2017-2021 Strategic Plan focuses on technology advances and infrastructure investment as it prepares New York's electric grid for the future. The integration of ...
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CPower and EnergyHub Partner on Residential Virtual Power Plant for Ameren Customers
CPower Energy, a national Distributed Energy Resource (DER) monetization and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) provider, and EnergyHub, a grid-edge flexibility and VPP provider to utilities and markets, this week launched a new residential VPP partnership available to 1.2 million Ameren Illinois customers in more than 1,200 communities across Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the U.S. ...
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NYISO Implements Nation’s First Market Empowering Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) this week launched a first-in-the-nation program to integrate aggregations into the wholesale electric markets of distributed energy resources (DER), such as small-scale solar arrays, residential batteries, and electric vehicles. This follows approval of new market rules by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to implement the ...
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New AEE Report: Utility Earnings in a Service-Based World
A recent report from the Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) shows electric utilities can reduce costs for customers without hurting profits for shareholders by considering service-based alternatives to capital investments, utilizing one of several mechanisms that could be considered by state regulators. The authors of this report considered two types of service-based solutions: cloud computing ...
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DCPSC Approves Next Set of Grid Modernization Recommendations
This week, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia issued a decision approving the next set of grid modernization recommendations for the District of Columbia, in its grid modernization proceeding, Power Path DC (Formal Case No. 1130, Order No. 20364). The Order addresses the remaining recommendations from the Power Path DC stakeholder process, including: Enhancing data access ...
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