Publications

Alternatives to the 15% Rule: Modeling and Hosting Capacity Analysis of 16 Feeders

Smith, Jeff S.; Rylander, Matthew R.; Reno, Matthew J.; Broderick, Robert J.; Mather, Barry M.; Quiroz, Jimmy E.; Munoz-Ramos, Karina M.

This project is part of the third solicitation of the California Solar Initiative (CSI3) Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Program created by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in 2006 to support solar research in California. The program focuses on research to improve the utility application review and approval process for interconnecting distributed energy resources such as solar to the distribution system. The CSI3 program is supporting EPRI, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in their collaboration on the process with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). At present, the application review and approval process is the most time-consuming of any step on the path to generating power for delivery through the distribution system.