Decision Support for Electric Utilities

The growth of distributed energy resources (DER) onto the power grid has compelled electric utilities, regulators, and other stakeholders to improve interconnection practices and increase their efficiency. However, DER interconnection procedures used over the past decade are now inefficient due to an increase in DER application and project volume, which are creating interconnection challenges and impacting highly skilled engineering resources. Using these outdated procedures leads to increased costs, over-burdened interconnection queues, anxious customer relationships, and, in some cases, regulatory consequences.

OpenUtilities™ DER Optioneering helps avoid these challenges by providing electric utilities with automated screening workflows and analytical methods that streamline DER interconnection approval assessments. The solution allows electric utilities to rapidly process or defer applications for further review. With OpenUtilities DER Optioneering’s automated screening mechanisms, utilities can process interconnection applications more efficiently, drastically improve customer response time, and engage high-value engineering resources when necessary. The screening criteria is configurable and customizable to accommodate local government policies and corporate standards.