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Pew’s US DER policy playbook aimed at giving ‘every state a path forward’

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Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Pat Wood III, co-chair at Pew Charitable Trusts, about the non-profit’s DER Policy Playbook. A new report on distributed energy resources (DERs) from NGO Pew Charitable Trusts Distributed Energy Resource Initiative Advisory Council aims to provide state regulators and policymakers with practical examples of how to expand local power generation, regardless of...
This article highlights the need for practical approaches to expand local power generation using Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). The report by Pew Charitable Trusts provides examples of how state regulators and policymakers can implement these strategies, regardless of market structure. The report's emphasis on real-world examples aims to help states from Texas to Alabama find a path forward in expanding DERs. The report also notes that most DER systems are not enrolled in Virtual Power Pla...