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Resources for stakeholders that enhance the use of clean technologies to optimize demand flexibility and efficiency

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Navigating Utility Business Model Reform

This RMI report presents the key elements of utility business model reform and explores implementation options to understand benefits and potential trade-offs. The report presents new procurement prac... This RMI report presents the key elements of utility business model reform and explores implementation options to understand benefits and potential trade-offs. The report presents new procurement practices that address non-wires alternatives and focus on procuring alternative resources such as energy efficiency, DR, and storage to meet system needs.
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Expanding PV Value: Lessons Learned from Utility-led Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation in the United States

This report presents the landscape of various DER aggregation initiatives in the US and details five projects as case studies, presenting key results from use cases, lessons learned, results from nume... This report presents the landscape of various DER aggregation initiatives in the US and details five projects as case studies, presenting key results from use cases, lessons learned, results from numerous interviews, and identifying key challenges.
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DER Integration into Wholesale Markets and Operations

This report presents an examination of operational coordination among distribution utilities, DER aggregators, and ISOs to support implementation of Order 2222, including an assessment of potential ga... This report presents an examination of operational coordination among distribution utilities, DER aggregators, and ISOs to support implementation of Order 2222, including an assessment of potential gaps in current practice and recommendations for state regulatory commissions, distribution utilities, and ISOs on how to address these gaps.
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A National Roadmap for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

This report identifies the most important GEB barriers and outlines the key opportunities for full implementation of GEBs and associated demand flexibility. See Table 11 for recommendations to address... This report identifies the most important GEB barriers and outlines the key opportunities for full implementation of GEBs and associated demand flexibility. See Table 11 for recommendations to address GEB barriers that touch on favorable market conditions.
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NEEP Report - GEB Tri-Region Status Report

This report provides a current state of the GEB landscape and what barriers exist, and suggestions for how to overcome such barriers including information from programs in the Northeast, Midwest, and ... This report provides a current state of the GEB landscape and what barriers exist, and suggestions for how to overcome such barriers including information from programs in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southwest regions of the U.S.
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RMI Blog - Show Me the Money: The Business Opportunity of Grid-Interactive Buildings

This blog discusses how building owners can achieve grid-interactive buildings and why they should care about grid integration services because grid optimal buildings have grid-friendly load shapes an... This blog discusses how building owners can achieve grid-interactive buildings and why they should care about grid integration services because grid optimal buildings have grid-friendly load shapes and have the capability and the flexibility to provide services to the grid.