distributed energy resources (DERs)

CAISO
CAISO Ponders DER Market Participation in New Paper
A new CAISO paper lays out a series of challenges around how to improve participation of demand response and distributed energy resources in the ISO's day-ahead and real-time markets.
OMS
OMS: MISO Contains Almost 17 GW of DERs
The Organization of MISO States estimates MISO is up to approximately 16.6 GW of distributed energy resources across its footprint, up 3 GW from 2024.
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PJM Stakeholders Endorse Rules for DER Participation
The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed manual revisions that define how distributed energy resources will participate in the 2028/29 capacity auction.
PacifiCorp
NERC Files IBR Standards with FERC
NERC has filed five reliability standards to FERC, comprising the second of three sets of standards for inverter-based resources ordered by the commission.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Oct. 9, 2025
The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed a package of revisions to Manual 18.
CAISO
DER Representatives Get a Seat at the Pathways Table
A wide variety of stakeholders — including representatives of the DER sector — will serve as advisers to the Pathways Initiative as it enters its next phases.
Convergent Energy and Power
N.J. BPU Backs New Grid Modernization Rules
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved new grid modernization rules the agency says will make the process of launching new distributed sources easier and faster.
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MISO Discards Interim Participation Option from Order 2222 Plan
MISO announced it will scrap its plan to use an existing DR participation category to get aggregators of DERs participating on a limited basis a few years ahead of a full Order 2222 rollout in 2030.
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FERC Permits 2030 Finish Date for MISO Order 2222 Compliance
FERC accepted MISO’s second try at Order 2222 compliance, allowing MISO time to prepare through mid-2029 before it fully accepts aggregators of distributed energy resources into its markets in 2030.
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OMS Stresses Need for Data Coordination Under Order 2222; MISO Extends DER Task Force
The Organization of MISO States advised MISO that it needs a central data-sharing platform for the participation of DER aggregators in its wholesale market.

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