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Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Projects
Distributed energy resource (DER) projects will help support the clean energy goals of Massachusetts and the objectives of renewable energy developers across five different areas.
Distributed energy resources (DER) are small-scale energy generation and storage technologies that interconnect to the electric grid and are installed at or near where the energy will be used.
Distributed generation (DG) refers to the array of DER technologies used to generate and store electricity like solar panels, batteries and wind turbines.
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of DER facilities, primarily large-scale solar and battery storage facilities, seeking to interconnect to the electric grid in southeastern and western Massachusetts. These DG projects require equipment upgrades at some existing substations, as well as the installation of new transmission lines in existing rights of way.
We conducted extensive system planning studies in seven geographic areas where electric system upgrades are needed to support the interconnection of new DERs. These clean energy resources are needed to help Massachusetts achieve its net-zero carbon emissions mandate by 2050.
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved five groups of projects.
