Steps needed before the wholesale market opens to distributed solar and storage owners

A report from the Energy Systems Integration Group concludes that, in order for distributed solar and storage owners to earn money in wholesale markets via an aggregator, there needs to be certain small alterations in distribution planning and operations. FERC’s recent Order 2222 opened up their participation in wholesale markets, but these changes need to precede movement. The needed alterations around DER interconnection processes and aggregation review and more will involve state regulatory commissions and distribution utilities.