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, frequency Watt, and volt Watt control can maintain voltage within acceptable limits, reduce curtailment, and defer infrastructure upgrades. The brief outlines regulatory actions needed to unlock these capabilities, including updating interconnection rules, standards compliance, and incentives for inverter upgrades.
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AB - 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, frequency Watt, and volt Watt control can maintain voltage within acceptable limits, reduce curtailment, and defer infrastructure upgrades. The brief outlines regulatory actions needed to unlock these capabilities, including updating interconnection rules, standards compliance, and incentives for inverter upgrades.
AU - O’Connell, Ric
A2 - Volkmann, Curt
A3 - Brucke, Paul
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
KW - Standards
KW - Interconnection
KW - Protection
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
LA - English
DA - 2019/09/12
PY - 2019
PB - GridLab
T1 - Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221
ER -
O’Connell, Ric, et al. Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters. GridLab, 12 September, 2019, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221.
O’Connell, R., Volkmann, C., & Brucke, P. (2019). Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. GridLab. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221
O’Connell, Ric, Curt Volkmann, and Paul Brucke. Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters. GridLab, September, 12, 2019. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_221,
title = {Regulating Voltage: Recommendations for Smart Inverters},
author = { O’Connell, Ric and Volkmann, Curt and Brucke, Paul },
abstractNote = {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, frequency Watt, and volt Watt control can maintain voltage within acceptable limits, reduce curtailment, and defer infrastructure upgrades. The brief outlines regulatory actions needed to unlock these capabilities, including updating interconnection rules, standards compliance, and incentives for inverter upgrades.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221},
year = {2019},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, GridLab, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/221},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-15}
}
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Data from Sep 12, 2019
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
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