US Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Explained | World

Here''s how that could work. How Can Distributed Energy Resources Benefit US Communities and the Grid? DERs provide electricity generation, storage or other energy

2024 Oct 22

Maximizing Battery Storage Revenue in New York: Navigating

New York''s Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) and Dynamic Load Management (DLM) programs offer lucrative revenue opportunities for battery energy storage

2024 Aug 20

PUTTING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES TO

In California, aggregated DER portfolios also can participate directly in wholesale energy and ancillary service markets using a pathway known as a Distributed Energy Resource Provider

2024 Sep 28

Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Working Group

Topics covered by the DER Working Group include distributed PV, energy storage, demand management, electric transportation, distribution system design and operation, microgrids, and

2025 Oct 31

The Rise of Distributed Generation Tariffs in ERCOT

In the past year, a number of utilities in ERCOT, which has seen 1,511MW of storage added to the grid in 2024 alone, implemented tariffs on distributed energy storage

2025 Apr 20

NYISO launches first-in-nation DER integration program in move

The New York ISO this week launched the nation''s first program to integrate aggregations of distributed energy resources into wholesale markets. The new market rules

2025 Mar 22

Public Utility Commission of Texas

The pilot project tests how consumer-owned, small energy devices, such as battery energy storage systems, backup generators, and controllable Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, can be

2025 May 01

Join the Wholesale Market With Distributed Generation

Overview The wholesale energy market is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by new regulations, advanced grid technologies, and the rise of Distributed Energy Resources

2024 Aug 29

Distributed energy resources in wholesale markets

Battery storage for demand-side management Commercial solar plus storage for demand charge and wholesale market load reduction Residential solar plus storage for forward capacity

2024 Apr 14

FERC Opens Wholesale Markets to Distributed Resources:

DERs are located on the distribution system, a distribution subsystem or behind a customer meter. They range from electric storage and intermittent generation to distributed

2025 Jun 06

Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Working

Topics covered by the DER Working Group include distributed PV, energy storage, demand management, electric transportation, distribution system

2024 Oct 25

Distributed Energy Resources Aggregation

DER, or Distributed Energy Resource, covers a wide range of resources, such as rooftop solar PV, battery energy storage systems, energy efficiency measures, demand response – smart

2025 May 11

Distributed Energy Storage

Distributed Energy Storage In subject area: Engineering Distributed energy storage (DES) is defined as a system that enhances the adaptability and reliability of the energy grid by storing

2024 Jun 12

New NYISO Program Adds Aggregated DERs to Wholesale Market

The groundbreaking DER and Aggregation Participation Model program allows DERs to be aggregated as virtual power plants (VPPs) to provide both wholesale services to

2025 Nov 28

FERC Order No. 2222: Fact Sheet | Federal

They may include electric storage, intermittent generation, distributed generation, demand response, energy efficiency, thermal

2024 May 30

Presentation

CAISO participation models are technology neutral and focus on resource capabilities to provide wholesale market services Three major categories for distributed energy resource (DER)

2025 Dec 17

NYISO Distributed Energy Resource & Aggregation

DERs of at least 10 kW aggregated into VPPs of at least 100 kW can simultaneously provide wholesale services to the grid operator and retail services to utilities and load servers, earning

2025 Nov 13

Distributed Energy Resources

Distributed Energy Resources Use of distributed energy resources (DERs) can provide significant benefits but may also create operational and economic issues for electric utilities, which

2024 Jun 28

A Primer on FERC Order No. 2222: Insights for International

1 Introduction Distributed energy resource (DER) refers to "any resource located on the distribution system, any subsystem thereof or behind a customer meter", which may include,

2024 Aug 20

Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems

A distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) is a software platform that monitors, forecasts, controls, and coordinates a variety of

2025 Apr 02

An Overview of Distributed Energy

The authors would like to thank the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy''s Solar Energy Technologies Office for its sponsorship and support.

2025 Jan 15

NYISO Selects CPower as Aggregator in New York VPP Market

Companies working to deliver VPPs via DERs do so by using an intelligent control system and bidirectional technology to aggregate energy from networked resources at a

2024 May 29

Energy Storage Technical Assistance

Find detailed information for developers and contractors on value streams for installing energy storage systems in New York State broken down by retail storage (customer and electric

2025 Jan 04

Distributed energy resource management enables

A neighborhood in Colorado with distributed energy resources. Image: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Dennis

2024 May 18

VDER: New York''s Valuable Distributed Energy Generation

VDER has proven to be a valuable alternative to the wholesale market, due in large part to its fixed revenue components, high capacity revenue potential, and ability to

2024 Jul 03

New York ISO Wholesale Market Participation

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) offers opportunities for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) to participate in the wholesale electricity market.

2024 May 04

Distributed Energy Resource and Energy Storage Investment for

This paper presents a distributed energy resource and energy storage investment method under a coordination framework between transmission system operators (TSOs) and distribution

2025 May 22