Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Enablement

Successfully integrating the increasingly common distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar PV, battery storage, and EVs into the grid requires advanced planning, intelligent automation, and real-time grid impact analysis.

DNV provides a comprehensive DER enablement framework that manages interconnection workflows, optimizes grid capacity, and utilizes DERs for system reliability and economic value.

 

Our approach includes:

 

Automated DER Interconnection & Compliance   Integrated DER Market Participation

Automated DER Interconnection & Compliance

Streamlines application submissions, approvals, and technical validation for solar, storage, and other DER assets

  

Integrated DER Market Participation

Automated enrollment of customer-owned DER assets into demand response and grid services programs

 

 

    
Grid Impact Forecasting & Optimization   Customer & Market Enablement

Grid Impact Forecasting & Optimization

Helps utilities plan infrastructure investments and rate design by modeling how DER adoption will affect load distribution, hosting capacity, and locational value

  

Customer & Market Enablement

Self-service portals that guide customers and contractors through interconnection requirements, track project progress, and facilitate participation in grid services
     

Scenario Planning & ROI Analysis

Scenario Planning & ROI Analysis

Evaluate the financial and operational impacts of DER adoption, helping utilities structure effective incentives and optimize rate structures