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The current regulatory environment was, in general, developed for central station facilities owned by vertically integrated monopolies. As such, it often expressly prevents the use of distributed generation by would-be owners and installers of distributed energy resources. Even where the barriers are unintentional, inconsistent practices and procedures mean many projects are needlessly delayed, many systems and efforts are needlessly duplicated, and many installation projects are needlessly complex.
This project addresses these issues by identifying barriers to distributed resources in existing regulations, creating policy options to address these barriers, and informing regulators of the developed solutions.
Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
The following links are presentations that summarize these efforts. Explore them to learn more.
- Distributed Power (PDF 505 KB).
Summarizes barriers stemming from inconsistencies between utility and state interconnection requirements. Presented at the Distributed Power Program Annual Review, 2002, in Arlington, Va.
- Distributed Power and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (PDF 120 KB). Summarizes FERC distributed energy involvement, including scope of authority, case actions, and proposed rulemaking. Presented at the Distributed Power Program Annual Review, 2002, in Arlington, Va.
- Regulatory Policy Options for DER (PDF 553 KB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Annual Review, 2002, in Arlington, Va.
- Working with Regulators to Reveal the Value of Distributed Resources (PDF 354 KB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, July 2001, in Washington, D.C.
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