Need for regulatory reform in New York State Microgrid developers must be granted a specific exception from Public Service Law by the PSC to serve other customers Research regulation, exemption process; define “users” Identify solutions to streamline multi-customer microgrid development Ownership and Control of Assets Utility, non-utility ownership of DER The debate on utility versus non-utility ownership of DER will not be covered in this committee Utility ownership of DG is under active consideration by Department Staff Will be addressed in Staff Report; opportunity for input in the written comment phase Utility control of customer-owned microgrids Ownership of distribution lines within a microgrid Interconnection rules Rules governing microgrids with a single point of connection NYS Standard Interconnection Requirement; utility-specific interconnection rules; SGIP and LGIP; are these sufficient? IEEE 1547 is being revised Rules governing microgrids with multiple points of connection Lack of standards Consider the EPRI technical interconnection document Economics Flagged issues: Support to macrogrid presently not valued Developers don’t oversize generators due to lack of incentive Microgrids may not be economically feasible without participation in markets Access to the distribution grid Financing Provider of last resort NYSERDA Reports Identification of distinct microgrids configurations and models of ownership Economics of microgrids (participation in markets, products and services offered, models for cost benefit analysis) will be covered in Working Group 1. NYSERDA/DHSES/DPS report on microgrids for support of critical infrastructure (forthcoming) (.pdf) DSPP planning How to properly value, plan, and use microgrids is to be addressed in Working Group 1: Markets Committee within the broader discussion of DER Role of microgrids as they relate to system needs and critical facility resilience
Need for regulatory reform in New York State Microgrid developers must be granted a specific exception from Public Service Law by the PSC to serve other customers Research regulation, exemption process; define “users” Identify solutions to streamline multi-customer microgrid development Ownership and Control of Assets Utility, non-utility ownership of DER The debate on utility versus non-utility ownership of DER will not be covered in this committee Utility ownership of DG is under active consideration by Department Staff Will be addressed in Staff Report; opportunity for input in the written comment phase Utility control of customer-owned microgrids Ownership of distribution lines within a microgrid Interconnection rules Rules governing microgrids with a single point of connection NYS Standard Interconnection Requirement; utility-specific interconnection rules; SGIP and LGIP; are these sufficient? IEEE 1547 is being revised Rules governing microgrids with multiple points of connection Lack of standards Consider the EPRI technical interconnection document Economics Flagged issues: Support to macrogrid presently not valued Developers don’t oversize generators due to lack of incentive Microgrids may not be economically feasible without participation in markets Access to the distribution grid Financing Provider of last resort NYSERDA Reports Identification of distinct microgrids configurations and models of ownership Economics of microgrids (participation in markets, products and services offered, models for cost benefit analysis) will be covered in Working Group 1. NYSERDA/DHSES/DPS report on microgrids for support of critical infrastructure (forthcoming) (.pdf) DSPP planning How to properly value, plan, and use microgrids is to be addressed in Working Group 1: Markets Committee within the broader discussion of DER Role of microgrids as they relate to system needs and critical facility resilience
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