November 22, 2024

distributed energy resources (DER)

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Maryland County’s Electric School Buses to Provide Synch Reserves for PJM
A Maryland school district is expanding its partnership with Highland Electric Fleets to electrify its buses to use as distributed energy resources in PJM.
NERC
NERC RSTC Briefs: Sept. 13-14, 2022
In its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic, NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee gathered this week in St. Paul.
NYISO
NYISO Details 2023 Budget & Compensation Updates
NYISO spent $2.5 million on raises for about 300 staffers to encourage retention; the ISO also proposed a $32 million project budget for 2023, a $5 million cut.
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FERC Approves Changes to ISO-NE DER Interconnection Process
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s proposed changes to its process for interconnecting distributed energy resources, finding them just and reasonable with some revisions.
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NERC’s SPIDER Group Warns of Modeling Difficulties for DERs
NERC’s SPIDER Working Group warns that traditional approaches to power system planning analysis may not be adequate for the spread of DERs.
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Biden Initiative Aims to Up Federal Use of Performance Contracts
The Biden administration is looking to boost energy service performance contracts for federal buildings after a decline in their use during the Trump years.
C-SPAN
DOE to Provide $26M for Renewable Energy Projects
The Department of Energy plans to fund up to 10 projects to demonstrate the ability of renewable energy resources to meet U.S. energy needs reliably.
NYC.GOV
NYISO Requests Extension, Clarification on Order 2222 Compliance
NYISO filed a request with FERC for a 90-day extension of the Aug. 16 compliance deadline for Order 2222 and a separate request regarding operating reserves.
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PG&E, Tesla Team up on Virtual Power Plant
PG&E and Tesla have asked owners of Powerwall batteries to be part of an aggregated storage program to help California meet its reliability challenges.
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ERCOT Briefs: Week of July 4, 2022
The heat is back on in Texas after a brief respite, with ERCOT again setting records as peak demand reaches the extreme levels of ISO's predictions.

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