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Clean Energy Microgrids: Considerations for State Energy Offices and Public Utility Commissions to Increase Resilience, Reduce Emissions, and Improve Affordability
This FEMP guide outlines techniques to mitigate hail damage to solar PV installations. It covers risk assessment, module selection with hail-resistant ratings, array tilt considerations, mounting structures, protective covers, and insurance considerations. The resource aims to hel...
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and National Association of State Energy Officials
Apr 30, 2023
Economic Dispatch for Microgrid Containing Electric Vehicles via Probabilistic Modeling: Preprint
In this paper, an economic dispatch model with probabilistic modeling is developed for a microgrid. The electric power supply in a microgrid consists of conventional power plants and renewable energy power plants, such as wind and solar power plants. Because of the fluctuation in...
Yao, Y. et al University of Denver
Jan 31, 2016
Allocation and Operation of A Hydropneumatic Energy Storage with Building Microgrid
Behind-meter application for a recently invented hydropneumatic Ground-Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage (GLIDES) is focused in this research. Considering possible uncertainties from solar radiation and electricity load in a building microgrid, two-stage stochastic programmi...
Chen, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jul 31, 2019
Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters
This report from GridLab provides recommendations for regulators and utilities on leveraging the advanced capabilities of smart inverters to manage voltage on distribution networks with high penetrations of solar and other DERs. It explains how functions such as volt VAR, frequenc...
O’Connell, R. et al GridLab
Sep 11, 2019
The Value of Battery Storage in Military Microgrids: An Assessment for ESTCP
Fixed military installations cannot function without a reliable supply of electricity. The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) mission is under increasing threat as the power backbone of installations faces growing risk from grid power outages, especially as outages of up to ...
Marqusee, J. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2019
Sourcing Distributed Energy Resources for Distribution Grid Services
This DOE report explores how utilities and grid operators can procure and coordinate distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, storage, and demand response to provide distribution grid services. It analyzes market structures, procurement mechanisms, and regulatory framewo...
Electricity, O. U.S. Department of Energy
Nov 30, 2024
An Overview of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Interconnection: Current Practices and Emerging Solutions
This guidebook provides an overview of key issues for utilities and utility regulators to consider as deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) increase, including what has been tried in the field and emerging good practices. Topics covered include: Interconnection Applica...
Horowitz, K. et al NLR
Mar 31, 2019
Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and Inverter Based Resources
Escalating deployment of PV and grid-edge devices on the distribution grid has increased the sustainability and efficiency of the electric grid. However, the increasing number of distributed energy resources (DERs) deployed creates a heightened cyber-physical interdependency on th...
Hupp, W. et al NLR
Oct 31, 2021
Check the Stack: An Enabling Framework for Resilient Microgrids
Highly destructive natural disasters have illustrated the fragility of critical infrastructure including emergency services, healthcare, and water treatment during long-term electricity outages. One pathway to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure amidst disruptions t...
Cook, J. et al NLR
Oct 31, 2018
Cyber Security Assessment of Distributed Energy Resources
New distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection standards require communications and interoperability to provide grid operators greater flexibility for delivering voltage and frequency support. These communication channels are designed to allow utilities, aggregators, and ot...
Carter, C. et al Sandia National Laboratories
May 31, 2017
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