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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
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
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
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
Microgrid Overview
Published by the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office, this fact sheet provides a concise overview of microgrids. It defines what microgrids are, explains their benefits for resilience and sustainability, describes common components, and lists federal initiatives sup...
Office, D. U.S. Department of Energy
Dec 31, 2023
IEEE 1457-2018 Workshops
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standard 1547-2018 (IEEE Std 1547-2018) workshop series is part of NREL's efforts to provide guidance and clarity for local authorities that are adopting, developing, and maintaining rules around integrating DERs such as solar,...
Narang, D. et al NLR
Mar 30, 2026
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Cybersecurity Guidance for Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS)
As part of the Securing Solar for the Grid (S2G): Cybersecurity for Solar Systems workshop at RE + in Las Vegas, Nevada, NREL researchers discuss an ongoing effort to develop cybersecurity guidance for vendors and operators of distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS)...
Saleem, D. et al NLR
Sep 13, 2023
Tribal Energy: Federal Assistance to Support Microgrid Development
This Government Accountability Office report reviews federal assistance available to tribes seeking to deploy microgrids and other distributed energy resources. It identifies funding and technical support programs administered by agencies such as the Department of Energy, Departme...
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Jul 21, 2024
Community-Centric Microgrid Feasibility Analysis Framework to Accelerate Resilience of Island Communities
Provides a community-centric microgrid feasibility framework for coastal and island communities, starting with community engagement and translating community priorities into technology scenarios. Demonstrates the approach in St. George (Pribilof Islands, Alaska), evaluating diesel...
Poudel, B. et al Idaho National Laboratory
Dec 30, 2024
Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection Workshop 2023
The Modern Distributed Energy Resource Capabilities and Deployment Considerations workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium, provided technical support to public utility commissions. Presenters shared insights on who makes decisi...
Ingram, M. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2022
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