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DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellows: Integrated Distribution System Planning

Publication Type

Presentation

Date Published

11/2024

Authors

Schwartz, Lisa C, Julieta Giraldez, Cody Davis, Natalie Mims Frick, Samir Succar, Sean Murphy

Abstract

The training covers:

An integrated decision framework for distribution planning
Translating state policy goals into planning guidance State distribution planning practices • Non-wires alternatives and virtual power plants
Forecasting loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) • DER planning • Identifying grid needs and evaluating investment options
Utility data, metrics and analyses that states can ask for

Presenters:
Lisa Schwartz, Berkeley Lab; Julieta Giraldez, Electric Power Engineers; Cody Davis, Electric Power Engineers; Natalie Mims Frick, Berkeley Lab; Samir Succar, ICF; and Sean Murphy, Berkeley Lab

Year of Publication

2024

Notes

This training was recorded on November 14, 2024 and can be viewed here.
Note: You can fast-forward during the break from 1hr. 27min. to 1hr. 39min. in the recording.