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The 50 States of Grid Modernization Q3 2021: Technology Deployment Leads Grid Modernization Activity in Q3 2021

October 27, 2021, (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])

“…[The NCCETC Q3 2021 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization found] 48 states, as well as the District of Columbia, took actions related to grid modernization during Q3 2021…with the greatest number of actions relating to energy storage deployment (74), smart grid deployment (45), utility business model reforms (44), advanced metering infrastructure deployment (38), and distribution system planning (36)…A total of 498 grid modernization actions were taken…New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, California, Minnesota, and New Jersey took the greatest number of actions…

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...[Three trends were] (1) technology deployment leading the way for grid modernization activity; (2) state legislatures authorizing performance-based ratemaking, and (3) states addressing interconnection standards for energy storage systems…[The top five policy developments were] Massachusetts utilities filing grid modernization plans; Illinois lawmakers enacting expansive clean energy legislation, including provisions related to grid planning, performance-based ratemaking, and energy storage; Connecticut regulators approving a new energy storage incentive program; The California Public Utilities Commission approving grid modernization investments proposed by Southern California Edison; and Multiple Michigan utilities filing distribution system investment plans…” click here for more

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