The power grid has seen substantial growth in smaller-scale renewables, such as household, community, and commercial solar and battery systems. The high volume of interconnected distributed energy ...

Cybersecurity guidelines for smart inverters used in small-scale solar deployments are available in draft form from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST observes that when ...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has launched a spreadsheet tracker and map showing that eight states and certain utilities across the U.S. now require ...

To ensure continued reliable operation of the distribution grid with rapid growth of inverter-based DER, and to utilize smart inverter functions in grid operations, the DER interconnection standard ...

This is the second installment in our five-part series on key trends influencing the grid edge, or the transformation of the electricity grid from a centralized, one-way delivery system to a networked ...

A smart inverter is an advanced power inverter equipped with smart artificial intelligence (AI) that not only converts DC to AC power but also interacts with the power grid for efficient energy ...