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    Turning Distributed Energy Resources into Grid Market Players in California

    July 1, 2015
    California is looking at a plan (DERP) to turn distributed energy resources into grid market players. What will this mean to microgrid developers? Is this a better approach to creating a distributed grid than New York state’s REV? Alex Morris, director, policy and regulatory affairs for the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) answers these questions–and more–about the innovative California proposal.
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    California is looking at a plan (DERP) to turn distributed energy resources into grid market players. What will this mean to microgrid developers? Is this a better approach to creating a distributed grid than New York state’s REV? Alex Morris, director, policy and regulatory affairs for the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) answers these questions–and more–about the innovative California proposal.

    “I think the DERP is a major step by the CAISO to help distributed energy resources participate actively in the grid, support reliability, and receive appropriate revenues,” he said. “The initial DERP is a good proposal, but we remain concerned that it won’t provide the full functionality we think the ISO and the state ultimately want/need.”

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    About the Author

    Lisa Cohn | Contributing Editor

    I focus on the West Coast and Midwest. Email me at [email protected]

    I’ve been writing about energy for more than 20 years, and my stories have appeared in EnergyBiz, SNL Financial, Mother Earth News, Natural Home Magazine, Horizon Air Magazine, Oregon Business, Open Spaces, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, Renewable Energy World, Windpower Monthly and other publications. I’m also a former stringer for the Platts/McGraw-Hill energy publications. I began my career covering energy and environment for The Cape Cod Times, where Elisa Wood also was a reporter. I’ve received numerous writing awards from national, regional and local organizations, including Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Willamette Writers, Associated Oregon Industries, and the Voice of Youth Advocates. I first became interested in energy as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where I helped design and build a solar house.

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