Date: 5/14/2014

Source: Clean Coalition

Distributed energy resources - such as distributed generation, advanced inverters, demand response, and energy storage - are transforming the power system. Optimizing the locations and portfolios of distributed energy resources will be key to maximizing the value to utilities and ratepayers. For example, a May 2012 study by Southern California Edison found that the utility could save $2 billion in system upgrade costs if it guided distributed generation to higher-value locations on its grid.

During this webinar, Stephanie Wang of the Clean Coalition will present the groundbreaking Hunters Point Community Microgrid project, which is being conducted in collaboration with Pacific Gas & Electric in the Bayview-Hunters Point area of San Francisco. Using sophisticated power flow modeling, the Hunters Point project will prove that local renewables connected to the distribution grid can provide at least 25% of the total electric energy consumed within Bayview-Hunters Point, while maintaining or improving grid reliability and power quality. Wang will also discuss the Clean Coalition's work developing the "Distribution Resource Plans" element of California Assembly Bill 327, which requires utilities to identify optimal locations for distributed resources and propose associated distribution grid upgrades that will be paid for by ratepayers.

Director of Global Regulatory Compliance at Enphase Energy John Berdner will present current opportunities to increase grid reliability and resilience by using advanced inverters for distributed reactive power provisioning and voltage support.

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