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DOE Releases Second Installment of Quadrennial Energy Review

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

After almost a year of stakeholder engagement, the DOE released the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER 1.2).  While the first installment of the QER focused on modernizing the U.S.’s energy infrastructure, QER 1.2 addresses the interrelated issues … Continue reading →

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FERC Issues Report on Demand Response and Advanced Metering

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

FERC staff issued its final report of 2016, entitled Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering.  The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires FERC to prepare annual reports on demand response resources.  This is the eleventh such report. Demand response … Continue reading →

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U.S. and Canada Coordinate on Grid Security; FERC Releases Reliability Primer

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Two noteworthy documents addressing grid security and reliability came out earlier this month.  The United States and Canada announced the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy (Joint Strategy), which outlines the two countries’ goals and plans to … Continue reading →

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NARUC Releases Distributed Energy Resources Manual

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Amber Martin

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners last week released its Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation manual.  The manual, recently finalized after a year-long development process, is intended to assist states in understanding and managing challenges associated with … Continue reading →

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New York Looks to Encourage Increased Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Amber Martin

A newly released staff report from the New York State Department of Public Service (NYDPS) proposes to increase the penetration of solar, wind, battery storage, and other consumer-driven technologies in New York through efforts to better quantify the value these … Continue reading →

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