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Detailed Summary Maps
DSIRE's Detailed Summary Maps provide high-level overviews of energy policies and incentives across all U.S. states and territories. The maps categorize policies such as renewable portfolio standards, net-metering rules, interconnection standards, and energy efficiency resource st...
NC State University, N.
Dec 31, 2025
Regulatory Perspective: IEEE 1547 Revision and DER Interconnection Standards
This resource offers a regulatory perspective on the revision of IEEE Std 1547, the standard governing interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources with the grid. It discusses why the revision was undertaken, the key technical changes such as ride-through...
Rosier, M. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Apr 19, 2018
Strategies for a 21st Century Energy Workforce
Advisory report from the Energy Workforce Advisory Board outlining federal strategies to develop a skilled, inclusive, and safe energy workforce. Recommendations cover interagency coordination, data and credentialing standards, apprenticeship and work-based learning models, target...
Board, A. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board
Sep 01, 2024
Reliability Primer
This primer provides an overview of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) role in overseeing the reliable operation of the nation’s bulk power system, i.e., the interconnected electric grid. In order to understand FERC’s reliability program, it is useful to f...
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Apr 22, 2020
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
Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation
This manual from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) discusses how electric rate structures affect the adoption and operation of distributed energy resources (DER). It explores compensation mechanisms such as net metering, time-of-use rates, demand...
Design, R. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Oct 31, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Microgrid Initiative
This Department of Energy report outlines the objectives and progress of the Microgrid Initiative led by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. It summarizes research and development efforts aimed at advancing microgrid technologies, including standardized cont...
Ton, D. and Smith, M. U.S. Department of Energy
Sep 30, 2012
Revision of IEEE Standard 1547: The Background for Change
This article is the first in a four-part series regarding the IEEE standard 1547 and its impact on the electric grid. The background and purpose of this standard is discussed here, and subsequent articles will focus on related issues of voltage regulation, disturbance performance,...
Walling, R. Walling Energy Systems Consulting, LLC
Oct 31, 2016
Revision of IEEE Standard 1547: New Disturbance Response Requirements
This resource summarizes the new disturbance-response requirements in the revised IEEE Std 1547, covering ride through capabilities, frequency and voltage excursion tolerances, and dynamic response expectations for distributed energy resources. It likely discusses how DER must res...
Walling, R. Walling Energy Systems Consulting, LLC
Jan 31, 2017
High-Penetration Photovoltaic Integration Handbook for Distribution Engineers
This handbook, produced by NREL, offers practical guidance for distribution engineers facing high penetration of photovoltaic (PV) systems on their networks. It addresses technical challenges such as voltage regulation, protection coordination, reverse power flow, and transformer ...
Seguin, R. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2015
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