This panel will feature updates from several utilities on current and upcoming distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments. All these utilities are looking to DERMS or VPP solutions to manage their systems at high levels of distributed energy resources (DERs), and to use DERs for the provision of grid services. The challenges faced by these utilities include electric vehicle (EV) adoption, proliferation of DC fast charging stations for EVs, behind-the-meter PV and battery energy storage adoption, and the need to increase system resilience. They will also share how they are using the Advanced Grid Controls test bed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to de-risk their field deployments. The audience will leave this presentation with concrete examples of active and upcoming DERMS and VPP deployments and how utilities can use NREL’s Advanced Grid Controls test bed to de-risk DERMS and VPP field deployments.

This panel will feature updates from several utilities on current and upcoming distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments. All these utilities are looking to DERMS or VPP solutions to manage their systems at high levels of distributed energy resources (DERs), and to use DERs for the provision of grid services. The challenges faced by these utilities include electric vehicle (EV) adoption, proliferation of DC fast charging stations for EVs, behind-the-meter PV and battery energy storage adoption, and the need to increase system resilience. They will also share how they are using the Advanced Grid Controls test bed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to de-risk their field deployments. The audience will leave this presentation with concrete examples of active and upcoming DERMS and VPP deployments and how utilities can use NREL’s Advanced Grid Controls test bed to de-risk DERMS and VPP field deployments.