Facilities
NREL's electric infrastructure systems research is conducted in state-of-the-art facilities. These facilities assist industry in the development of distributed power systems and address the operational challenges of full system integration.
The existing Distributed Energy Resources Test Facility can be used to characterize, test, and evaluate distributed generators, interconnection systems, controls, and procedures. Standards associations and industry have taken advantage of NREL's distributed energy capabilities to evaluate and validate their products and processes.
The future Energy Systems Integration Facility will enable industry and researchers at NREL to work together to identify and overcome physical, technological, and operational barriers to large-scale deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency deployment on our nation's electric power system.
