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

Distributed Energy Program

New Power Grid Concepts

There are a variety of approaches to improving the operation of the electricity grid, some of which involve replacing it entirely in specific locales. All of these approaches are motivated by power reliability and/or quality concerns, and all incorporate DE.

Minigrids
Power Parks
DC Microgrids
Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems
Electrical Load as a Reliability Resource