Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

This episode of the Factor This Policycast, presented in partnership with Advanced Energy United, explores demand-side solutions that could help satisfy elevated summer electricity consumption. SPAN's Richard Caperton and Sarah Steinberg of Advanced Energy United talk about the tools available to keep the lights on and bills manageable, and how utilities can use them to get more out of our existing grid without investing in costly, time-consuming infrastructure upgrades.

A joint initiative between IREC and Vote Solar, Freeing the Grid, assigns letter grades to evaluate the quality of each state’s distribution interconnection rules.

Jeremiah Karpowicz goes behind-the-scenes at S&C Electric Company, a more than 100-year-old Chicago-based manufacturer, to lay eyes on a bevy of distribution-level electric power solutions.

The intersection of electric and water utility priorities represents a massive opportunity for decarbonization, especially since wastewater treatment is often the grid’s largest customer.