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November 24, 2024

Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

NERC OC, PC and CIPC Briefs: March 3-4, 2020
NERC’s Operating, Planning and Critical Infrastructure Planning committees gathered for their last meetings before turning functions over to the new RSTC.
WECC Should Keep it Regional, Stakeholders Say
WECC should zero in on issues specific to the Western system when it sets near-term priorities for 2021 and 2022, stakeholders said at a workshop.
MISO Mapping Out DER Challenges, Benefits
The growth of DER means the MISO grid will become increasingly fraught with planning challenges that require target responses, stakeholders heard.
Energy Storage: All Grown Up?
About 200 people attended the Energy Storage Association's annual Policy Forum at the National Press Club in D.C.
State Regulators Endorse IEEE DER Standard
State regulators endorsed IEEE’s updated standard on the interconnection and interoperability of DERs at their annual winter policy meeting in D.C.
NYISO DER Participation Model Gets FERC OK
FERC approved NYISO’s proposal to allow aggregations of distributed energy resources to participate in its markets.
Rooftop PV’s ‘Hidden Loads’ Challenge Grid Planners
DERs such as rooftop solar panels and batteries may pose a higher risk for grid stability than previously thought, the chief engineer for SDG&E warned.
California PUC Devoting $1.2B to Self-generation
The California PUC approved $830 million in incentives for self-generation with the goal of benefiting disadvantaged customers who live in fire-prone areas.
MISO to Continue Adapting to Resource Shift in 2020
MISO spent much of 2019 preparing for a massive shift to renewable resources — and 2020 will herald much the same, RTO executives say.
NERC Sees Opportunities, Challenges in Grid Evolution
“Significant and rapid change” will cause challenges with resource adequacy, but utilities can turn the evolving resource mix to their advantage.

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