When developing a state microgrid program, State Energy Offices can utilize their relationships with local governments, investor- and consumer-owned utilities, and the private sector.
In particular, Dan Ton of DOE OE and Paul Wang of Energy & Environmental Resources Group have been key supporters of this effort, recognizing the important roles of state energy regulators and state energy officials in advancing microgrid deployment and the benefits of improved coordination and collaboration between DOE and state officials.
Public Utility Commissions: Steps for Developing State Microgrid Regulations Microgrids are combinations of generation, storage, load management, and advanced controls, representing novel areas for state PUCs to regulate.
There is also legislation moving through the Oregon State Legislature, HB 3378, that would require the Oregon Department of Energy, with the PUC, to study and submit findings on the development and adoption of microgrid systems and use of microgrid systems for increasing electric grid and energy resilience (Oregon Legislative Assembly, 2023).
Although State Energy Offices and PUCs have different electric distribution system roles, each is interested in ensuring the safe, reliable, affordable, and beneficial deployment of resilience projects,
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This report summarizes the attributes of the various assets that will be used in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory''s (PNNL''s) Integrated Renewable Energy System (IRES) microgrid project.
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Created by the Department of Energy''s (DOE''s) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), the ERA program prioritizes investments in solar energy, microgrids, battery energy storage
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Microgrids serve as an effective platform for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) and achieving optimal performance in reduced costs and emissions while bolstering the resilience of the
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Microgrids offer a pathway to this future by providing opportunities to reduce costs and emissions while bolstering the resilience of the nation''s electricity system.
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This study aims to explore the evolution, current state, and future prospects of microgrid technologies, assessing their technological, economic, and environmental impacts on regional energy infrastructures.
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A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid.
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The project includes solar energy generation within a microgrid architecture controlled with assistance from energy storage. Load management of the school is fully integrated into the building
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− What is a microgrid?A Microgrid is an integrated energy system consisting of distributed generators, energy storage, and/or flexible loads which operates as a single, autonomous grid either in parallel to
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Has the state incorporated microgrid planning into other policy processes, such as prioritizing microgrids as a resilience or distribution modernization solution, integrating them into resource planning, or
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