Every State Worked Toward A Modernized Power System In 2021

The 50 States of Grid Modernization: All 50 States Addressed Grid Modernization During 2021

February 3, 2022, (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])

“…[NCCETC’s 2021 annual review and Q4 2021 update edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization found] that all 50 states and the District of Columbia took actions related to grid modernization during 2021…[The greatest number of actions relating to energy storage deployment, smart grid deployment, utility business model reforms, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment, distribution system planning, and time-varying rates…

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[Ten of the top grid modernization trends of 2021 were] Grid modernization technology deployment on the rise…States examining wholesale market reforms…States taking a more phased approach to grid investments…Exploring ways to improve grid resilience…States enabling the use of performance-based regulation…Utilities proposing increasingly granular rate designs…States undertaking coordinated, multi-part investigations…Establishing new incentives for energy storage…Dedicated distribution system planning efforts growing more common…and Integrated resource plans incorporating growing amounts of storage capacity…

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A total of 823 grid modernization actions were taken during 2021, representing approximately a 25% increase in activity over 2020 (658 actions)…” click here for more

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