Three Utilities, Three Approaches to Managing Distributed Energy Resources A growing number of utilities are bringing DERs onto the grid - Utility Dive’s “2016 State of the Electrical Utility Survey” found that 40% of utilities are pursuing distributed storage projects. Yet many utilities struggle to extract the full value of these rapidly growing resources. This white paper from Navigant Research shows how leading utilities are already using advanced software platforms to manage these systems to make the grid more efficient, resilient, cost-effective, and sustainable, while delivering individualized services for customers. You will learn: How fast the DER challenge will affect utilities: 130 GW of cumulative DER capacity will be on the U.S. grid by 2021, while energy storage as an enabling VPP technology will reach $12.4 billion annually in 2025, according to Navigant Research. How consumer demand is driving change: An October 2016 Pew Research Center report finds 40% of U.S. homeowners have given serious thought to adding rooftop solar in the past year. Why EV sales are adding to the challenge: Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects EVs will account for 35% of total new car sales by 2040 and will use 2,700TWh of electricity, equal to 11% of the 2015 global electricity demand. How utilities in Australia, Canada and Colorado have successfully met these challenges using intelligent software to integrate and manage DERs.
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