Episode Synopsis "Impact of High Distributed Energy Resources"
Impact of High Distributed Energy Sources (DERs). The assessment identifies potential reliability risks associated with a high penetration of distributed energy resources in the Western Interconnection. As DERs become more widely used across the interconnection, they begin displacing other generation sources. This change in the makeup of the resources at the distribution level could lead to system impacts at the grid level if not adequately studied and assessed during system planning.