N-1Distributed Energy Resource Integration Roadmap Cover Letter and Attachments
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Net Metering Report (M12165) and 2025 Commercial Net Metering Report (M12164) 3 Nova Scotia Power. 2026. 2026 Load Forecast Report. 4 Nova Scotia Power. 2025. 2025 [10-Year System Outlook.](https://www.nspower.ca/docs/default-source/monthl...
AI summary NS Power and EfficiencyOne have implemented initiatives such as AMI and time-varying rates to support DER integration. The SGNS project tested a DERMS to coordinate DERs, demonstrating benefits for affordability, reliability, and environmental compliance, and emphasizing collaboration between E1 and NS Power.
Qualitative Assessment Criteria Assessment Rationale Strategic Fit ●●● HIGH A capable DERMS enables objectives such as real-time visibility, control, and optimization of DERs. It is also foundational for several initiatives included in the...
AI summary The qualitative assessment highlights the strategic fit, benefits, and cost considerations of implementing a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). It emphasizes the system's role in enabling real-time control and optimization of DERs, supporting reliability and grid operations, while noting the potential costs and complexity of implementation.
Qualitative Assessment Criteria Assessment Rationale Description As grid modernization initiatives are implemented and DER data systems evolve, additional opportunities to use advanced analytics for DER detection should be explored. For ex...
AI summary The text discusses opportunities for using advanced analytics with AMI, ADMS, and GIS to enhance grid modernization and DER detection. It highlights the potential of real-time network models and granular usage data for distribution planning, grid monitoring, and outage management as DERs and flexible end-use devices increase in number and location.
Key Trends and Drivers for Action Demand Growth Increased heating, transport, and industry electrification is driving significant demand growth requiring innovative solutions to maintain grid affordability and reliability Evolving Distribu...
AI summary Increased demand from heating, transport, and industry electrification is driving grid demand growth. DER penetration is creating a more distributed and dynamic grid, but many DERs remain unoptimized. Decarbonization targets are driving investments in clean energy, efficiency, and DERs. Nova Scotia Power is experiencing these trends and needs a strategic approach to DER integration.
Enabling - Limited customer awareness or understanding of DERs and programs - Existing compensation mechanisms may not align with the full value that DERs provide across generation and T&D systems - Limited coordination between stakeholder...
AI summary The text highlights challenges in enabling distributed energy resources (DERs), including limited customer awareness, misaligned incentives, regulatory uncertainty, and lack of coordination in integration and deployment. It also emphasizes the need for better data sharing, interoperability, and standardized protocols to optimize DER dispatch and mitigate system impacts.
Initiatives Employed to Support DERs
AI summary The document discusses initiatives aimed at supporting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), highlighting the integration of advanced systems such as ADMS, OMS, and D-SCADA, as well as the role of DERIR in facilitating the adoption of DERs.
Enabling Strategies - Rates: Time-varying rates such as time of use and critical peak pricing (sometimes specific to equipment like EV specific TOU rate), and net-metering for distributed solar - Programs: Demand response programs such as...
AI summary The document outlines enabling strategies for integrating distributed energy resources (DER) into the grid, including time-varying rates, demand response programs, competitive procurement processes, utility-owned DERs, and value-based compensation mechanisms for DERs.
NSPI's Progress - 2020 IRP completed with annual action plan updates. - IRP set a target of 75 MW of DR capacity by 2035 and modelled DERs - DR programs including smart thermostats, EV chargers, BESS - TVR programs (TOU, CPP, TOD rate) - U...
AI summary NSPI has completed its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with annual action plan updates, targeting 75 MW of demand response (DR) capacity by 2035. The plan includes DR programs such as smart thermostats, EV chargers, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), as well as time-varying rate (TVR) programs like TOU, CPP, and TOD rates. NSPI has also implemented AMI and piloted DERMs through SGNS, and established a utility-owned community solar garden in Amherst.
Portland General Electric – DER integration initiatives
AI summary The document discusses Portland General Electric's initiatives related to the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into the grid. It includes visual content such as images, potentially illustrating technical aspects or project implementations related to DER integration.
Integration Strategies - AMI: PGE currently has AMI 1.0 meters installed. In its latest DSP, PGE plans to transition to AMI Next Gen, with plans for 20% of the system to be updated by 2028, and a full system update following that. - DERMs:...
AI summary PGE is updating its AMI system to AMI Next Gen, planning a full system update after 2028. It is also developing an Enterprise DERMs platform to manage its DER portfolio and integrating advanced grid management tools like FLISR and Distribution State Estimation. PGE hosts a map to evaluate distributed generation capacity.
Spotlight: Highlights from Con Edison's Distributed System Implementation Plan Con Edison's Distributed System Implementation Plan is a comprehensive plan to achieve its future vision for its Distributed System Platform (that will forecast...
AI summary Con Edison's Distributed System Implementation Plan outlines key DER integration components, including NWA programs, utility-owned DERs, market integration, data sharing initiatives, grid modernization efforts, and stakeholder outreach. These strategies aim to support the integration of DERs into the grid and enhance system reliability and efficiency.
Hawaiian Electric- Customer Energy Resource Strategy
AI summary The document discusses Hawaiian Electric's Customer Energy Resource Strategy, focusing on distributed energy resources (DER), advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), and related technologies such as outage management systems (OMS), distribution supervisory control and data acquisition (D-SCADA), and fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR). It also references geographic information systems (GIS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
Spotlight: Highlights from Hawaiian Electric Company's (HECO) Customer Energy Resource Strategy HECO's Customer Energy Resource (CER) strategy centers around three "Cs" that are enabled through three "Ps": - Choice : Customers chose which...
AI summary HECO's Customer Energy Resource (CER) strategy focuses on choice, coordination, and collaboration, offering various rate designs, demand response programs, and procurement processes. The strategy emphasizes grid modernization and integrated grid planning, with investments in DERMS, AMI, and ADMS, and efforts to define advanced inverter interconnection standards.
Risk, Uncertainty and Innovation
AI summary The section titled 'Risk, Uncertainty and Innovation' introduces a discussion on the integration of advanced technologies and strategies in the energy sector, focusing on distributed energy resources, grid modernization, and innovative approaches to managing risks and uncertainties in the system.