Sentences with phrase «distributed generation customers»

With this approach, distributed generation customers can elect to be compensated for either their entire solar production or just their exports at the credit rate set in the VOS proceeding.

This new development has led to debate around what the appropriate level of compensation should be for distributed solar generation fed to the grid and what distributed generation customers ought to pay to utilities for non-electricity services, such as grid maintenance, as well as for electricity when their distributed generation system is not producing power (e.g., when the sun isn't shining).

In Colorado, where the state RPS requires a percentage of retail sales to come from distributed generation, RECs are owned by distributed generation customers.

Renewable energy producers earn RECs for electrical generation and states can determine if the distributed generation customer, or the utility that purchases excess electricity, owns the REC.

Not exact matches

For more than 70 years, Gasko & Meyer Inc., a fourth generation, family owned business has been distributing a variety of fine beverages, including beer, wine, soda, water, juice and tea, to customers in the Hudson Valley, Catskill Region and the Albany and Binghamton areas of New York.

These small - scale PV installations are also called behind - the - meter, customer - sited, or distributed generation capacity.

The growing volume of distributed generation, aided in part by the rapid growth of third - party - owned solar PV in some states, is challenging the role that electric utilities have historically played as the sole provider of electricity to customers.

New solar photovoltaic capacity drives nearly all of the growth in solar generation, with increases coming from both the electric power sector and end - use sectors such as distributed or customer - sited generation (i.e., rooftop installations).

The report then forecast that by 2050 nearly two thirds of customers could have distributed generation systems.

The portal allows customers to download and view their own energy data or share it with companies marketing services like energy efficiency, demand response and distributed generation.

(B) Megawatts subject to the ability of a load - serving entity to call on demand response programs, smart appliances, smart electricity or energy storage devices, distributed generation resources on the entity's customers» premises, or other measures directly capable of actively, controllably, reliably, and dynamically reducing peak demand («dynamic peak management control»).

However, higher fixed charges are an inequitable and inefficient means to address utility revenue concerns: they reduce customer control, disproportionately impact low - usage and low - income customers, dilute incentives for energy efficiency and distributed generation, and increase electric system costs.

«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.

A Critique of Brookings Institutution's Mark Muro and Devashree Saha: Rooftop Solar: Net Metering Is A Net Benefit [1] by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment Across the country, more and more electric utility customers are using rooftop solar panels and other small - scale, on - site power sources known as distributed generation (DG).

But REC employee Matthew Faulconer acknowledged in the co-op's SCC filing just last week that in fact only 0.3 percent of REC's customers have thus far installed any form of distributed generation.

Raphael Declercq, Vice President, Portfolio Strategy at EDF RE commented, «In ramping up our commitment to distributed generation and energy storage, EDF RE will be developing new products for our customers that will also help enable greater penetration of wind and solar into the grid.»

For instance, it would take into account all power generated from distributed generation, energy storage, utilities and other sources without any power quality issues to customers.

Having concluded by early 2014 a «distributed generation - centric» future fostering consumer empowerment and energy customer choice was inevitable, President / CEO David Crane decided on a corporate reorganization.

We also embrace distributed generation, such as rooftop solar, fuel cells and battery storage, and our utilities in Baltimore and Philadelphia have more than 6,900 net - metered customers with over 100 megawatts of distributed energy.

Customers can use distributed generation technologies to meet peak needs or to provide energy independence and protect against outages and brownouts.

The time - of - use rates, already in effect for some distributed generation owners, are intended to provide an actionable price signal to customers that matches grid needs.

Net billing allows customers to use their own distributed generation output to offset retail - priced electricity use.

Across the country, more and more electric utility customers are using rooftop solar panels and other small - scale, on - site power sources known as distributed generation (DG).

Synapse evaluates the costs and benefits, potential, and policy treatment of distributed generation (DG)-- a broad set of electricity generating technologies that are located on or near customer sites or within distribution systems.