A hosting capacity analysis (HCA), is a key grid transparency tool that provides a snapshot in time of the conditions on a utility’s distribution grid that reflect its ability to host additional distributed energy resources (DERs) at specific locations, without…
Yochi Zakai 
Validation Is Critical to Making Hosting Capacity Analysis a Clean Energy Game-Changer
MN Utility Commission Pushes Xcel Energy to Improve Grid Transparency Tools
Over the last three years, IREC has been involved in proceedings before the Minnesota Commission focused on tools to enhance the transparency of Xcel Energy’s distribution grid.