Growing Pains: Load Growth Projections and Energy Burden - a Chance for Community Solar and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to shine?

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM · 1 hr. (US/Pacific)

Concurrent Session - Panel Discussion

MicrogridSolar

Information

Utilities are revising projections for load growth based on a host of factors, including the spread of electric vehicles, building electrification and the load from data centers and other high demand nodes. This session will explore ways in which this will impact the appetite to include more investments in renewables and particularly in customer-sited distributed assets. Does projected load growth create more opportunities to deploy community solar+storage. How does projected load growth from electrification impact revenue requirements and rate design in Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Distribution System Planning (DSP)?

Primary Topics

Transmission and DistributionUtility Transformation

Learning Objective 1

Gain insights into the evolving landscape of load growth projections influenced by factors like electric vehicles, building electrification, and high-demand nodes such as data centers, and understand their implications for renewable energy investments, especially customer-sited distributed assets.

Learning Objective 2

Explore the potential opportunities created by projected load growth for deploying community solar+storage projects, and how utilities can strategically incorporate these into their renewable energy portfolios.

Learning Objective 3

Understand the impact of projected load growth from electrification on revenue requirements and rate design within Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Distribution System Planning (DSP), and how utilities can adapt to these changes to enhance grid resilience and customer satisfaction.

Presentation ID

2734073

Learning Level

201 - Advance

Utility Sessions

Utility Pathway

Track Name

Regulatory/Policy - Energy Markets and Rate Design