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Distributed Energy Resources
We can show you a different way.
This is the way that most people think we should move forward with energy. We can show you how to have an intervention and look at alternative energy resources.
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Battery Storage
Battery storage is the most common form of electricity storage. While utilities often have their own large battery energy storage systems (BESS), smaller, “behind-the-meter” BESS can be stationed on the properties of energy consumers. Residential BESS installations are projected to reach a capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours by 2030.3
Electric Vehicle
Electric vehicles (EV) can function as distributed energy resources when they are plugged into charging stations. Through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, unused energy stored in the EV’s battery can be fed into a power grid. V2G energy projects have recently developed in several countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom and the US.
Electric Water Heater
Residential electric water heaters can act as thermal batteries, storing energy as heat. The unused heat can be “discharged” as energy to power grids. Some grid operators already use electric water heaters for storage purposes, while policymakers and researchers from Australia to New York are encouraging wider adoption of electric water heaters as distributed energy resources.
Electric Grid
Electricity grids and distribution systems built in the 20th century weren’t designed to accommodate bidirectional flow—that is, the flow of electricity from centrally located power plants to consumers and the flow of electricity from consumer-owned DERs into a grid. As such, grids can be overwhelmed by the electricity coming from DERs, creating grid congestion and putting areas at risk for blackouts. Increased coordination between energy system stakeholders—including regulators, grid operators and consumers—and the application of smart grid technologies might help address these challenges.
Preparation for Climate Change
Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weather events and natural disasters, which can damage power infrastructure, causing power outages and disruptions. Distributed energy resources enhance power system resilience by providing backup options for energy generation when centralized power stations are impacted. We are intervening on our world and preparing things for the future generations.
Center for Advocacy
We continue to work with politicians to help provide more resources for our country to look at new ways of finding energy resouces. We are doing an intervention on our country and looking for new ways to share the good news about distributed resource energies.