Sachs: Utilities base interconnection approvals on the worst-hour annual peak
Matthew Sachs · The journey to monetizing DERs · Jan 26, 2023 · at 21:35
Matthew Sachs explains how static peak load criteria on distribution grids limit the interconnection of batteries and solar.
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“If you want to interconnect a battery or a solar panel or whatever to the utility today, they're going to look at the worst hour or when the most demand was on that line of the entire year and tell you if you're allowed to inject or not based on that.”
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