Improving the Interconnection Process for Distributed Energy Resources: An NREL Workshop

This video was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). NREL hosts workshops to help state public utility commissions (PUCs) understand the materials and support available to assist in distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection activities. Expert speakers on June 16, 2023, addressed three topics: strategies for reducing timelines, strategies for improving technical screens, and strategies for improving prospecting tools. Sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium, this workshop series provides guidance and clarity to local authorities on the rules around integrating distributed energy resources with the grid using IEEE Standard 1547-2018. The materials from this presentation are available at https://www.nrel.gov/grid/ieee-standard-1547/workshops-interconnection-2023-improving-interconnection-process.html