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The LGP option will be the 1st state-wide implementation of emerging “flexible interconnection” innovations for distribution system resources

California pioneers new ways to ease interconnection of large DERs

Efforts are accelerating to address the obstacles to interconnecting large distribution system resources like community solar and big box store rooftop solar arrays, advocates of recent reforms report.

Distribution system-connected resources, especially those in the 1 MW to 5 MW range, can offer flexibility to meet electricity demand spikes without requiring significant power system upgrades, the advocates said. But costs to increase system carrying capacity under current interconnection practices make many projects that require system upgrades uneconomic, they added.

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Source: Utility Dive

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Olympic Champion and Team Panasonic Brand Ambassador Michael Phelps embraces solar at home with Panasonic EVERVOLT Total Home System.

Check out Michael Phelps’ massive home solar + battery system

Panasonic had a line at its booth that wrapped around the tradeshow floor at RE+ 2023. The reason was high-profile Panasonic brand ambassador and Olympic champion Michael Phelps was hanging out and taking photos. With the Summer Olympics and another RE+ around the corner, Phelps is showcasing Panasonic in an even bigger way: a Panasonic EVERVOLT system designed to power his Arizona home on solar energy using 90 solar panels and 4 battery units.

This massive PV + storage system will reduce the overall home energy usage by up to 70% and provide back-up battery storage.

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Source: Solar Builder

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