Good Disruption: Episode 19 - Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)

For more than a century, utility-scale power plants have delivered electricity to millions of customers through a vast grid of connected substations, transmission lines, and distribution lines. This one-way generator-to-customer business model is shifting due to a rapid increase in DERs like rooftop solar and energy storage systems, capable of localized generation and transacting on the grid. 

This is disruption in the purest sense, where poor planning and mismanagement of DERs can result in disruption to the current grid system.  Yet, if done right, DERs can add cost-efficiency and resiliency to the grid. 

Mike and Yael are joined by the Executive Director of the Dominion Energy Innovation Center, Adam Sledd, to discuss DERs and important considerations for a modernized electrical grid.