Innovation and Disruption at the Grid’s Edge

Preface

The editor of this volume has solicited an assortment of contributions from some of the most insightful thinkers advancing the state of knowledge on issues affecting the electric industry at the intersection of the distribution network and customers, referred to as “the grid’s edge” in the volume’s title. The assembled chapters herein are particularly timely for California and other jurisdictions, such as Hawaii, Australia, and Germany, that are at the forefront of integrating large amounts solar and other distributed energy resources (DERs) interconnecting on the distribution grid, whether on customer premises or in front of the meter. Collectively, these works describe elements of several possible energy futures that may emerge as a ...