Breaking the Bottleneck: Industry Insights on Barriers to DER Adoption

Posted by Reports on Apr 3, 2025 1:03:16 PM

Publish Date: April 3, 2025

This report, authored by Advanced Energy United and DNV, examines the systemic barriers and emerging solutions for integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and electrification technologies into the U.S. electric grid. As customer adoption of rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps accelerates, these technologies present both opportunities and challenges for grid modernization. While DERs can reduce energy costs, lower emissions, and enhance grid resilience, outdated interconnection processes, regulatory misalignment, and high infrastructure upgrade costs are slowing deployment. By identifying the most pressing obstacles and highlighting best practices, this report provides a roadmap for policymakers, utilities, and industry stakeholders to unlock the full value of DERs and drive a more efficient, flexible, and cost-effective energy system.

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Topics: Distributed Energy Resources, Electric Vehicles, Interconnection

Better Together: The Benefits of Coordination in the Development of Transmission and Distributed Energy Resources

Posted by Reports on Sep 16, 2024 8:30:00 AM

Publish Date: September 16, 2024

Historically, because transmission and distributed energy resources (DERs) exist on opposite ends of the electricity system, the two resources have often been planned, developed, and operated in silos. Conversations on the interplay between transmission and DERs often focus on these resources as substitutes for each other, rather than acknowledging the ways they can work in concert to achieve clean energy goals. However, as the clean energy revolution accelerates, the need for an integrated approach to energy infrastructure has never been more urgent.  

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Topics: Transmission, Distributed Energy Resources

Moving the Needle on Distributed Energy Resources and Virtual Power Plants in Nevada

Posted by Reports on Jul 23, 2024 1:52:30 PM

Publish Date: July 23, 2024

Resource planning is becoming more complex for Nevada utilities. Growing electricity demand is putting pressure on Nevada’s grid. New variable renewable energy is changing how the grid operates. Increasingly frequent extreme weather threatens the safety and performance of electric infrastructure. Nevada needs low-cost, flexible solutions to help manage the grid and maintain reliability in the face of these pressures.

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Topics: Nevada, Distributed Energy Resources