DOE Fellows informational webinar: Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection

This informational webinar for DOE Energy Innovator Fellows on Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection covers:

• Overview of interconnection process, technical standards and studies
• State interconnection requirements
• DOE's Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) DER roadmap and goals
• Interconnection timelines and costs
• Using automation to reduce interconnection time and cost
• Allocating cost of utility distribution system upgrades for DER interconnection

Presenters: Grace Relf and Kathryn Chelminski, Berkeley Lab

This webinar was recorded on January 20, 2026, and can be viewed here.