Integrated Distribution System Planning 2.0: Planning for Electrification and Distributed Energy Resources

Berkeley Lab, in partnership with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and National Association of State Energy Officials, provided training in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 11-12, 2024, on Integrated Distribution System Planning 2.0: Planning for Electrification and Distributed Energy Resources. The audience included state energy offices, public utility commissions, utility consumer advocates, and U.S. Department of Energy Fellows. The training included peer-sharing, office hours with trainers, a half-day state action planning workshop, and the following technical courses:

• Integrated Distribution System Planning Overview
• Forecasting Loads and DERs: Emerging Methods for New Challenges
• Distribution Planning Modeling
• Distribution Planning With DERs: Integration and Valuation
• Considering Equity and Engaging Stakeholders
• Distribution Planning for Transportation Electrification
• EV Rate Design
• Distribution Planning for Building Electrification Coordination Across Planning Processes

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity and Building Technologies Office supported the training.