Studies on the time and locational value of DER

Electric utilities are changing how they plan and operate their facilities as a result of policy incentives, technological improvements, and consumer choices that promote the increased use of distributed energy resources (DER). DER integration policies in New York and elsewhere will require utilities to more inclusively account for distributed resources and to identify where DER can be best integrated to provide the greatest benefit to the entire electric system. This study describes the technical results of a study with Consolidated Edison of New York that demonstrated methods for valuing the temporal and spatial impacts of DER on network distribution systems.