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The Electric Grid, Distributed Generation, and Grid Interconnection

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2394640· OSTI ID:2394640
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  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
  2. Colby College, Waterville, ME (United States)
This fact sheet is part of the Community Planning for Solar toolkit designed to help Massachusetts municipalities and others proactively plan for solar development in their communities. This fact sheet will walk you through the electricity system, and help you understand how the grid is changing as distributed generation (DG) electricity sources become more common.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2394640
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR--7A40-90068; MainId:91846; UUID:878a9b1f-406b-4ecc-b7d8-bba6df778091; MainAdminId:72991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English