NV Energy 2024 IRP – Distributed Resources Plan (Volume 20)
Component
Business
Author
NV Energy
Stakeholder
Nevada Public Utilities Commission, Nevada Governor's Office of Energy, grid edge resource developers, community organizations, NV Energy customers.
Outlines the processes and steps Nevada Energy is implementing for distribution planning and grid edge resource planning. Describes processes put in place for transportation electrification planning.
Xcel Energy (Minnesota) – Hosting Capacity Program Report
Component
Business
Author
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Minnesota)
Stakeholder
Minnesota PUC, third-party grid edge resource developers and interconnection customers (seeking to connect solar and other distributed resources)
Filed as a compliance report to the Minnesota PUC, this document outlines Xcel's processes for sharing distribution hosting capacity data with external stakeholders. It describes the public-facing Hosting Capacity Map (an online heat map and tabular data showing available capacity on each feeder) and a public grid edge resource interconnection queue—both hosted on Xcel's website. The report explains what data are provided (e.g., generation and load hosting capacity on each circuit, updated quarterly, and a queue of pending grid edge resource projects updated monthly) and how these tools are kept current. It also details Xcel's stakeholder engagement (including workshops for developers) to refine these data-sharing tools, with the goal of streamlining the interconnection process and increasing transparency for developers and regulators.
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Stakeholder
New York Public Service Commission (PSC), New York's electric, gas, and steam utilities, energy service companies, grid edge resource proviGrid Edge Resources, policymakers, consumers
The Integrated Energy Data Resource is a statewide centralized platform designed to provide effective access to useful energy data and information from New York’s utilities and other sources. Its goal is to support innovative energy business models, inform investment decisions, identify operational inefficiencies, monitor policy effectiveness, and encourage new business models to benefit New York energy customers.
Map demonstrating the amount of capacity available on Avista's distribution circuits to install and deploy new grid edge resources in Idaho and Washington.