A human-centered approach to distribution planning puts people at the center of our planning and infrastructure projects. It evolves our distribution planning process, advances energy justice and ...

Susan Tierney, Analysis Group, moderated a session on models for distribution system planning. The speakers were Jason Fuller, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); Roger Dugan, Electric Power ...

How many roads must distribution system planning walk down, before it fully values distributed energy resources? The answer is not blowing in the wind but is elusive, according to a new report from ...

While the costs of distributed energy resources (DER) continue their remarkable decline, potentially more important new data reveals their growing value to both customers and the bulk power system, ...

Distribution network planning encompasses the strategic design and expansion of electrical grids to ensure secure, cost-effective delivery of power from generation points to end consumers. Modern ...

Although rooftop solar is thought of more as a distributed resource, small to medium scale solar farms are popping up in many regions and connecting directly to distribution systems and hosting ...

Anjan Bose, Washington State University, introduced the second session with an overview of some significant recent shifts seen in transmission planning. First, he said that the United States and ...