San Diego Convention Center

2025 Technical Conference Sessions

Making the case: Economic and societal values of DERMS with PG&E, Xcel, and National Grid

26 Mar 2025
C142
Advanced Distribution Operations , DERMS , Policy and Regulation

While the technical merits of distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) have received significant attention in recent years, the economic and societal values of DERMS-enabled applications are still being discerned. 

This session presents methodologies for assessing the value streams enabled by DERMS to support utility investment decisions and cost-recovery filings. DERMS applications considered include supporting flexible interconnection agreements, non-wires alternatives, and DER grid services. Utility representatives from Xcel, PG&E, and National Grid will discuss real-world case studies that illustrate these concepts in practice. 

Session participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to evaluate the benefits of DERMS and apply these insights to optimize grid management and investment strategies.

Chairperson
George Bjelovuk
George Bjelovuk, Partner - Bjelovuk Design & Advisory Partners
Speakers
Bridget Powers Beggs
Bridget Powers Beggs, Associate Engineer - National Grid
Salma Bakr
Salma Bakr, Principal Product Manager - PG&E
Tanguy Hubert
Tanguy Hubert, Senior Principal Technical Leader, DER integration - EPRI
Yashar Kenarangui
Yashar Kenarangui, Principal Engineer - Xcel Energ