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Research Topics in the Flexible Load Arena

  • Key research organizations evaluate the opportunities and impacts surrounding the growth of flexible load technologies. (May 2021)
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Building a DER Portfolio through Business Case Modeling

  • Puget Sound Energy and West Monroe Partners discuss their DER use-case stacking approach to creating a portfolio of DER concepts. (April 2021)
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Exploring the Role of Electric Transportation in DR and LM

  • Rappahannock Electric Cooperative in Virginia presents survey results and load data on electric vehicles in its service area. (April 2021)
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Growth Capital Investment in Energy Tech

  • The big “Three Ds,” Decarbonization, Decentralization and Digitalization, are driving the new energy economy, as well as trends in M&A and growth capital investment in energy tech. (April 2021)
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DERs in the New Energy Economy

  • By 2025, tens of millions of DERs will have entered the ecosystem across many DER asset classes. Understand the implications for a new transaction infrastructure. (March 2021)
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U.S. DOE's Future Connected Communities: Validating Buildings as a Grid Resource

  • U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office is expanding its research to validate grid-interactive efficient buildings as a grid resource. (April 2020)
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2020 Annual Report

  • An infographic summary of PLMA's 2020 member-led activities and achievements, by the numbers. (Jan 2020)
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Why is Electricity Pricing So Difficult? Between a Rock and a Smart Meter

  • Two energy experts on how some utilities are succeeding with TOU rates, demand rates, and even dynamic pricing; where the barriers are; and how to design pricing options that customers understand and want. (May 2020)
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2021 Trends to Watch with Utility Dive

  • Discover what's ahead in 2021 and how the Biden Administration's approach to energy could affect various energy stakeholders. (Feb 2021)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 2020 Compendium

  • A three-page summary of 2020’s PLMA Thought Leadership Compendium that groups the eight transcripts into three important themes: Pricing, Integration, and Evaluation. (Jan 2021)
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