Efforts In Grid Modernization Leap Ahead
The 50 States of Grid Modernization Q1 2021: Grid Modernization Sees Busiest Quarter Yet, Driven by State Legislative Activity
April 28, 2021 (The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])
“…[NCCETC’s Q1 2021 50 States of Grid Modernization on] state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response…[found] that 47 states, as well as the District of Columbia, took actions related to grid modernization…[The greatest number of actions related] to energy storage deployment (62), utility business model reforms (31), energy storage interconnection rules (30), smart grid deployment (29), data access policies (27), and distribution system planning (25)…
A total of 502 grid modernization actions were taken…New York, Texas, California, Minnesota, and New Jersey took the greatest number of actions…[Three trends in grid modernization actions taken in Q1 2021 were] (1) states focusing on improving grid resilience; (2) state lawmakers considering financial incentives for grid modernization; and (3) states examining permitting, decommissioning, and recycling requirements for energy storage facilities…
…[The quarter’s top five policy developments] were…North Carolina regulators approving deferral treatment for Duke Energy’s proposed grid investments; The Maine Public Utilities Commission launching a grid modernization proceeding; National Grid filing advanced metering and grid modernization proposals in Rhode Island; Virginia lawmakers enacting a series of energy storage bills; and Connecticut regulators releasing an energy storage incentive straw proposal…” click here for more
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