Business Need
- Integrate the DER interconnection process between the Utility and its local jurisdiction
- Reduce the average handling time of interconnection requests
- Increase circuit hosting capacity for increased DER penetration
- Provide DER services and valuation to the Utility, Independent System Operator
(ISO), and customer
- Develop scalable DER integration architecture to improve planning and operations
Challenge
- Communications and marketing strategy to partner with the local (city) jurisdiction
- Communications between cross-functional resources
- Determining the interconnection process and interconnection processing times
- Developing a commercialization plan for the industry rollout
- Lab and field testing
Solution and
Results
- Project is in-flight
- Gained support from leadership and Local Public Affairs to gain buy-in from Department of
Energy (DoE) and the local city jurisdiction
- Streamlined communications through the project’s leadership team
- Provided insight for vendor & project management, technical expertise, and best practices
