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other distributed energy resources.
The modern energy grid must be highly efficient and resilient, produce less pollution, and rely increasingly
on distributed energy resources and sophisticated load management practices.
While hardware costs have significantly declined, software and
distributed energy resource management systems have enabled asset owners to unlock new services and revenue streams from the renowned «value stack».
«We're already being proactive in looking for solutions,» such as launching the country's first market opportunity
for distributed energy resource providers, or DERPs, to aggregate solar, demand response, energy storage, electric vehicles or other flexible loads into resources for its energy market.
At ISO New England, he worked with industry stakeholders to develop the market design and rules allowing New England to be the first region to
integrate distributed energy resources into the Forward Capacity Market.
Solar energy installations and capacity in South Carolina have taken a turn for the better since enactment of the state
Distributed Energy Resource Program Act in 2014, and they have been rising since.
Investor - owned utilities got a wake - up call in January when the Edison Electric Institute put out a report on the upcoming changes the sector will face, labeling
distributed energy resources as «disruptive challenges.»
The UNSEforAll event on 2 April was one of a series of Energy Trilemma events that the World Energy Council is organising this year to stimulate a global dialogue on the sustainable integration of
distributed energy resources into existing power systems.
From the session emerged that a key for the success or failure for the deployment and integration of
distributed energy resources includes well designed policy, the ability to deploy technology at a scale to ensure economies of scale as well as the availability of educated staff.
IESO senior manager of regulatory affairs Tam Wagner acknowledged that there are currently barriers to the participation of
distributed energy resources in the marketplace, because the market was designed more than a decade ago.
Utility regulators need a new framework for benefit - cost analysis to accurately assess the value of
distributed energy resources such as energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation like rooftop solar, and energy storage, according to a report by Synapse Energy Economics, submitted to New York's Public Service Commission (PSC) as part of its «Reforming the Energy Vision» (REV) regulatory proceeding....
The organisation responsible for overseeing California's bulk electric power system has approved proposals to accommodate
more distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, energy storage, advanced inverters and demand response, onto the state's grid.
At the same time, utilities are feeling the squeeze
from distributed energy resources like rooftop solar, which further threatens to erode their ability to sell more kilowatt - hours of electricity to their customers and build more power plants.
Better technology and falling costs for years have buoyed the clean energy economy, steadily putting rooftop solar, energy efficiency, and other
distributed energy resources within reach of more U.S. households and businesses.
Empower customers with better information and resources about distributed energy resources
Though small -
scale distributed energy resources can be life - changing (or life - saving) on the individual or community level, the industry rarely pauses to appreciate it.
But DEEP can not make claims about the cost - effectiveness of distributed solar or restructure the NEB tariff «until it does an evidence - based, data - based value of solar or value of
distributed energy resources study,» Humphries said.
As the energy grid evolves and
distributed energy resources become more prevalent, utilities will increasingly take on the role of coordinators of the energy market, rather than functioning purely as energy providers and infrastructure developers.
That's why, even as New York tests out new utility business models (pdf), market designs, technologies, and scales up
innovative distributed energy resources under Governor Cuomo's groundbreaking Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, it's essential we rely on some tried - and - true models that can guarantee energy efficiency savings across New York.
«We believe distributed generation, and particularly rooftop solar, are important options for our customers and we want to continue working with stakeholders in the commission's
distributed energy resources docket to put policies in place that will build a sustainable future for Hawaii,» Pai told Utility Dive.
Phase 2 involves developing interoperability
between distributed energy resources at the residential scale — including rooftop solar, load controllers, HVAC systems and home energy storage — under a smaller pilot called the Solar Innovation Study.
Learn more about how
growing distributed energy resources (DERs) are creating a more decentralized electricity system — presenting both new opportunities and challenges for the operation of the power system.
Albany, NY (March 9, 2017)-- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) voted today to approve the first phase of the Value of
Distributed Energy Resources order, reaching a milestone in New York's long - term vision of a modern energy system that puts customer participation and clean energy at its center.
The organization also notes that there is still a need to develop better modeling tools to
compare distributed energy resources with utility - scale solar and wind for a more optimal mix, and Vote Solar says it will be working with CPUC to develop a common resource valuation methodology.
Following the release of the government «s 2017 Long - Term Energy Plan on October 26, the IESO was directed to develop a program to support a select number of innovative renewable distributed generation demonstration projects, strategically located and potentially paired with
other distributed energy resources and smart - grid technologies, including virtual net - metering demonstration projects.
There will also be a pre-symposium workshop on the afternoon of June 4th
on distributed energy resource projects that build local resiliency, provide unique customer services and contribute to local economic development.
The World Energy Trilemma 2017 report Changing dynamics —
Using distributed energy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge, prepared in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, along with the Global Risk Centre of its parent Marsh & McLennan Companies, tapped into the global insights of the traditional and emerging players in the electricity sector — including policymakers, regulators, -LSB-...]
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