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Grid Architecture Guidance Specification for FAST-DERMS
Defines structural views, roles, and data exchanges for a federated architecture that coordinates DER across utility and third‑party systems. Provides specifications to inform procurement, integration, and standards alignment for future grid operations.
Taft, J. and Ogle, J. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mar 31, 2021
Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid
Summarizes DER cyber trends and risks and recommends risk‑informed practices such as zero‑trust architectures, secure interfaces, multi‑factor authentication, and standardized testing. Includes appendices on grid‑support functions and threat scenarios to ground planning an...
U.S. Department of Energy
Mar 30, 2026
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
Private, State, and Federal Funding and Financing Options to Enable Resilient, Affordable, and Clean Microgrids
This joint report by NARUC and the National Association of State Energy Officials compiles funding and financing mechanisms available to support microgrid projects. It describes federal grants and loan programs, state incentives, and private-sector financing models such as third-p...
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, N.
Dec 31, 2020
User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities
This briefing paper, produced by NARUC and NASEO's Microgrids State Working Group, explores why different customers pursue microgrids and how design choices affect outcomes. Microgrids can operate in grid-connected or islanded mode, using local generation, storage and controls to ...
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, N.
Dec 31, 2020
Interoperable, Inverter Based Distributed Energy Resources Enable 100% Renewable and Resilient Utility Microgrids
As microgrids transition away from use of conventional generating resources and increasingly rely on renewable resources towards decarbonization goals, it is crucial to evaluate the capability inverter-based resources to provide microgrid stability and resilience. Particularly, mi...
Abcede, L. et al San Diego Electric and Gas
Dec 31, 2024
NREL and SDGandE Collaboration to Support SDGandE Grid and Storage Efforts: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number: CRD-14-562
This project will enable effective utilization of high penetration of photovoltaics (PV) in islanded microgrids, increasing overall system efficiency, decreased fuel costs and resiliency of the overall system to help meet the SunShot goals of enhancing system integration methods t...
Baggu, M. NLR
Dec 31, 2016
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
Dispatching Grid-Forming Inverters in Grid-Connected and Islanded Mode
This paper explores the dispatchability of grid-forming (GFM) inverters in grid-connected and islanded mode. GFM inverters usually use droop control to automatically share power with other GFM sources (inverters and synchronous generators) and follow the change in the load demand;...
Wang, J. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2023
Power Sector Transformation Pathways: Exploring Objectives, Factors. and Technology Innovations to Inform Power Sector Pathway Decisions
The power and heating sectors are responsible for around 30% of global CO2 emissions and this share is likely to grow as countries move towards electrification of the transportation and building sectors. Therefore, enabling forward-thinking, long term strategies in the power secto...
Cox, S. et al NLR
Jan 31, 2020
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