Grid Code Essentials and Streamlining Process for Interconnections

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Presentation

Essentials and Process for Interconnections (Ingram 2020)
The presentation was given by Michael Ingram, chief engineer at NREL, at a USAID Clean Power Asia webinar on July 15, 2020.

Intended Audiences

Utility engineers
State regulators
Policy makers
Energy offices
Distributed energy resource (DER) developers

Topics Discussed

Topics	Details
Overview of grid codes	Slide 2: What are grid codes? Slide 4: Considerations for grid codes to manage DER Slides 5-6: Common elements: German grid codes (BDEW and VDE 4105) and IEEE Std 1547-2018
Interconnection maturity model	Slide 8: Approaches at various DER penetration levels
Interconnection procedures	Slides 9-11: Process, context, and stakeholders Slides 13-14: Principal roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders
Utility objectives	Slides 15-16: Distribution system objectives and supporting DER capabilities Slides 17-19: Bulk power system objectives and supporting DER capabilities
Interconnection process life cycle	Slides 21-22: Maintaining and streamlining interconnection processes and procedure