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Weatherization Benefits Start at Home, but Reach Much Further

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Nicole Wilson

U.S. DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Optimizes Energy Efficiency and Increases Energy Equity, Health, and Jobs Across the U.S., a multitude of homes were built before energy-efficient buildings were common, leaving households today with heightened costs and health risks. Weatherization…

How IEEE 1547.1-2020 Paves the Way for More Energy Storage & a Smarter Grid

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Brian Lydic

This article originally appeared in Energy Storage News. A newly released standard creates nationally applicable guidance for DER manufacturers on how grid support functions in their products will be tested. This paves the way for U.S. states to adopt more modern…

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IREC’s BATRIES (Building a Technically Reliable Interconnection Evolution for Storage) project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, aims to identify and develop solutions to regulatory and technical barriers in the interconnection process of standalone energy storage and solar-plus-storage projects.

IREC’s 2019 Model Interconnection Procedures reflect the latest evolution in best practices to facilitate higher penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the electric grid, integrating new technologies such as energy storage, while maintaining grid safety and reliability.

Developed by IREC and GridLab, A Playbook for Modernizing the Distribution Grid (the “GridMod Playbook”) is an evaluation toolkit to help regulatory stakeholders navigate, analyze and make more informed decisions about grid modernization proposals, distribution plans and grid investments.