CAISO is moving forward with a proceeding that could result in changes to how it allocates transmission costs to participants in its wholesale markets.

A California State Assembly committee advanced a Senate bill requiring publicly owned utilities in the Los Angeles Basin to support DER and energy storage.

California is offering $45 million in grants for the development of microgrids to stimulate development of new distributed energy resources.

The Organization of MISO States (OMS) has formed a temporary work group to formulate ideas on incorporating DER into the grid.

New York developers are finding it easier to invest in the state now that it is providing more predictability around clean energy procurement.

A community solar development panel at the Infocast New York Energy REVolution Summit discussed the need for improved policies and regulations around DER.

NYISO’s Business Issues Committee approved steps intended to improve the efficiency of the interconnection queue process while maintaining needed reliability evaluations.

New York utilities still need time to develop the analytical tools to understand how to deal with DER and deploy it well in the wholesale markets.

In his latest column, Steve Huntoon jumps into the Jacobson-Clack fray over the prospects of 100% renewable power.

CAISO is moving ahead with an effort to create new tools to deal with the variable output from the increasing amount of renewable generation on its grid.