This document, filed in docket number 2024-00310, describes Efficiency Maine's plan to develop a new program titled Renewable Reliability to deploy up to 1700 new small commercial and residential battery systems. Efficiency Maine will offer aggregators $200/kW per year based on capacity made available during peak periods. Aggregators are responsible for compensating customers.

Maryland passed the Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification Act (House Bill [HB] 1256) in May 2024 that requires the state PSC to implement regulations that support bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) charging and that establish aggregate grid edge resource services pilot programs throughout the state (including incentive mechanisms that compensate EVs and other grid edge resource owners and aggregators).

This 2024 NY PSC Order launches the Grid of the Future proceeding (Case 24-E-0165), establishing policy requirements to ensure fair, non-discriminatory access for DER aggregators to provide grid services in New York. It directs utilities to develop a comprehensive plan detailing how operations, platforms, and market rules must evolve to integrate third-party aggregators on equal footing. The order calls for real-time coordination with aggregators across all grid levels, the adoption of advanced Information Technology/Operational Technolocy tools and adaptive control strategies to manage distributed resources, and the creation of uniform, value-based rules that treat utility-run and aggregator-run grid edge resources consistently while fairly allocating costs and benefits.

Senate Bill (SB) 1699 establishes requirements for third-party aggregation of grid edge resources and authorizes the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to develop rules and requirements for DER aggregators. The legislation aims to create a framework that allows aggregators to participate in providing grid services, utilizing optimization tools and control systems to manage grid edge resources effectively. This initiative is part of Texas's effort to meet rising energy demand while mitigating costs for ratepayers.

This technical report, authored by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), provides system-level specifications for a federated architecture designed to securely and efficiently manage grid edge resources. The Federated Architecture for Secure and Transactive (FAST)-DERMS framework aims to aggregate and coordinate grid edge resource operations to support both transmission and distribution grid services, ensuring System reliability and safety.