Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources on Transmission and Distribution System Planning

The panel will address issues raised by behind meter renewable generation resources and distributed energy resources (e.g. photovoltaic, electric vehicles, energy storage devices, demand response pro- grams). The panelists are expected to discuss the following topics: design considerations for low-cost plug-and-play roof-top solar PVs; modeling and control of vehicle charging loads; AC/DC mixed microgrid for renewable integrations; demand response for micro-grid power and energy management; aggregated impact of distributed energy resources on grid operation and energy management software design.