Distributed Energy Resources

Distributed energy resources (DER) have revolutionized power generation and delivery. Wind, solar, storage, demand-side resources, and electrification are improving grid utilization and creating new business opportunities; however, they are also increasing grid complexity. Stay up to date on this dynamic and evolving topic with the most recent industry news, events, product launches, and more.

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Courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources. SRP and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC have officially commissioned a 100-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system to store the energy produced by the operating Saint Solar Energy Center in Coolidge, Arizona.

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Distributed Energy Resources

New Brunswick Wind Farm gets Battery Energy Storage System

March 14, 2024
The BESS will store the intermittent electricity produced by Burchill’s 10 wind turbine generators, which generate up to 42 MW of clean, renewable electricity to the Saint John...
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Distributed Energy Resources

BLM Approves Alta Wind Battery Energy Storage Project in Southern California

March 8, 2024
The 25-acre project will be located entirely within the existing right-of-way issued for the Alta 1 Wind Facility.
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Distributed Energy Resources

Consider A Customer DER Interconnection Process

March 5, 2024
Policy changes in Illinois have spurred a surge in Ameren Illinois’ distributed energy resource interconnections, prompting the need for a process.
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Distributed Energy Resources

PG&E’s Remote Grid Delivers Safety, Savings

Feb. 27, 2024
PG&E deploys its first of many stand-alone remote grids, integrating solar, battery storage and generation.
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Distributed Energy Resources

ENGIE, Schneider Electric Strike Tax Credit Deal for Solar Power, Energy Storage

Feb. 20, 2024
These are Schneider’s first tax credit transfer positions taking advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Demand Side Management

Reliability: Focus On Winter Forecasting

Feb. 20, 2024
Recently, the nation’s grid monitor, NERC, released a winter reliability assessment which revealed that two-thirds of the U.S. faces ‘elevated risk’ of blackouts in extreme winter...
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Electrification

Batteries from Coal Waste? DOE Funds Projects to Extract Rare Earth Metals from Coal Byproducts

Feb. 20, 2024
Making batteries requires vast amounts of rare earth metals and other scarce elements, some of which are found in coal waste.
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Distributed Energy Resources

How Utilities Are Enabling A Dynamic Grid

Feb. 20, 2024
The Biden Administration and the Department of Energy (DoE) recently announced billions of dollars in funding to strengthen the resilience of the North American power grid.
Energy Storage

SDG&E Introduces Four Microgrid And Energy Storage Sites To Enhance Grid Reliability And Resiliency

Feb. 16, 2024
The four microgrids will offer a combined storage capacity of approximately 39 MW and 180 MWh across four SDG&E substations.