Energy storage distrbuted resources

What is a distributed energy resource (DER)?

Distributed energy resources (DERs)—including renewable energy technologies, storage (such as batteries), and combined heat and power (CHP)—can provide a variety of benefits for federal sites. DERs can help agencies meet goals and mandates, deliver cost and energy savings, and provide environmental benefits.

How can distributed energy resources benefit US communities and the grid?

DERs provide electricity generation, storage or other energy services and are typically connected to the lower-voltage distribution grid — the part of the system that distributes electric power for local use.

What is distributed energy technologies for resilience and cost savings?

FEMP's Distributed Energy Technologies for Resilience and Cost Savings presentation, given during the 2019 Energy Exchange conference, provides an overview of solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage, CHP, and microgrids for cost savings and resilience.

How can distributed energy resource management systems help inverters?

Distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) and/or ADMS may be able to aid in this effort. With proposed DERMS capabilities (Grid Management Working Group 2017), DERMS could modify inverter power factor (PF) and settings as well as dispatch or broadcast randomized response times for inverters, which would support these functions.

How can distributed energy technologies help a microgrid?

When integrated into a microgrid, distributed energy technologies can also increase survival time during a grid outage when fuel supplies are limited. Distributed energy technologies can address specific resilience challenges but are only a part of the picture.

What is the future of distributed energy?

When it comes to distributed energy resources, the future is here, with more solar arrays on rooftops, more electric vehicles on the streets, and more so-called controllable assets like water heaters inside buildings.