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Updating Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Rules A Guide for Local Authorities
This guide, produced by NREL in collaboration with IREC, provides local authorities and regulators with a roadmap for updating distributed energy resource interconnection standards to align with IEEE Std 1547-2018. It explains the technical changes introduced in the revised stand...
NLR
Jun 30, 2023
Laboratory-Scale Microgrid System for Control of Power Distribution in Local Energy Networks Part I: Theory and Design
One of the promising solutions to achieve sustainable energy systems in future smart cities is to deploy microgrids in local energy networks. Due to the decentralized nature of microgrids, large-scale utilization of these resources will increase the reliability of the energy syste...
Mahmud, R. NLR
Jan 17, 2019
Distribution and Grid Modernization Planning to Accelerate Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources
In a webinar for the NARUC-NASEO Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Integration and Compensation Initiative, Lisa Schwartz presented a national perspective on trends and challenges states are facing to accelerate DER deployment in the context of grid modernization. Topics include ...
Schwartz, L. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Apr 12, 2023
Alaska Energy Data Gateway
The Alaska Energy Data Gateway (AEDG) provides essential energy and socioeconomic data tailored for Alaskan communities. Our revitalized platform offers user-friendly access to updated datasets and community summaries. Explore how this data can empower your community today.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jul 31, 2025
Lessons Learned from The Clean Energy To Communities Peer-Learning Cohort on Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids
NREL (NREL), with support from World Resources Institute (WRI), designed and led a six-month peer-learning cohort from January through July 2024 on “Enhancing Resilience at Critical Facilities through Solar, Storage, and Microgrids” as part of the U.S Department of Energy’s ...
Communities, T. U.S. Department of Energy
Oct 31, 2024
Community Resilience Options: A Menu for Enhancing Local Energy Resilience
This document highlights areas of potential community resilience improvements, especially those that relate to clean energy deployment for communities and municipalities. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) defines resilience as "a system's ability to anticipate, prepa...
Kramer, A. et al NLR
Apr 30, 2023
Training for States on Integrated Distribution System Planning: Planning for Load Growth and Local Resources
This Integrated Distribution System Planning 2.0 collection focuses on strategies to address rapid load growth—such as electrification and economic development—by leveraging local resources. The collection reviews methods to identify and value distributed solutions (e.g., stor...
Schwartz, L. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Feb 28, 2025
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Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted an oceanographic study in the channel offshore Kotzebue during the summers of 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the study was a marine hydrokinetic energy resource assessment to understand if nearshore ocean currents at thi...
Brown, E. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jan 31, 2025
Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids Wave Resource Assessment
This dataset from the University of Alaska Fairbanks provides wave resource assessments for integrating marine energy into microgrids. It includes modeled wave heights, periods, and power densities for selected coastal locations, helping determine the feasibility of wave energy as...
Mankle, H. and Robertson, B. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jun 29, 2023
Design and Scheduling of Microgrids using Benders Decomposition
The distribution feeder laterals in a distribution feeder with relatively high PV generation as compared to the load can be operated as microgrids to achieve reliability, power quality and economic benefits. However, renewable resources are intermittent and stochastic in nature. A...
Nagarajan, A. and Ayyanar, R. NLR
Dec 31, 2015
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