Solving Intermittent Resource Problems with DERMS & Grid Flexibility Programs

In pursuing a zero-carbon footprint, utilities must harness a proliferation of intermittent resources like solar and wind. To efficiently operate a grid with intermittent resources, utilities will require a combination of peak management, load shifting, time-varying rate design and end-user engagement (collectively known as “Grid Flexibility”). Join this presentation that addresses the problems you are trying to solve, describes how it is being solved and everything in between! Fort Collins Utilities will explain their mitigation strategies for “duck-curve” management, solar off-ramp and underutilized overnight wind by implementing Grid Flexibility programs with a variety of equipment, like thermostats, load control switches, grid-interactive water heaters and EVs.