U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Energy Program

Case Studies by Application

See the following links for examples of distributed energy installations organized by application.

Power quality and reliability
Overall load reduction
Energy independence
Standby power
Peak shaving
Cooling, heating, and power
Grid support
Aggregation of distributed generators
Environmental goals

You can read a discussion of various applications of distributed energy, with links to some additional cases studies, on the DOE FEMP DER/CHP Web site.

For information on projects sponsored by the Distributed Energy Program, visit the Projects page for each program area or explore the Distributed Energy Program R&D Portfolio.