Below is a collection of resources from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other agencies.

Tools and Repositories

• GRIDAPPS-D: An open-source platform that accelerates development and deployment of portable applications for advanced distribution management and operations.
• FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Collaboration: An accessible, centralized repository of key resources and updates of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order (FERC) 2222 and DERs.
• Interactive Decision Framework for Integrated Distribution System Planning: A decision framework to enable the formulation of long-term grid investment strategies that address state and local policy goals, objectives, and priorities; consumers’ needs; and evolution at the grid edge. 

Projects

• GMLC Consortium 2.5.2: A project within the DOE’s Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) initiative, focused on defining common grid services to facilitate the integration of DERs into the grid.
  • Common Grid Services: Terms and Definitions Report (2023)
  • State of Common Grid Services Definitions (2022)
• ESI: The project’s work advanced the concept of the Energy Services Interface (ESI), which allows for service-oriented coordination between grid operators and DERs.
  • Energy Services Interface: Architecture, Requirements, and Agreements (2025)
  • Guide to Developing Energy Services Interfaces (2024)
  • Energy Services Interface: Requirements Document (2023)
• Transactive Energy: Transactive energy enables real-time energy exchange between consumers and providers, optimizing grid efficiency and promoting renewable energy use.

Reports and Presentations

• Distribution Operational Potential of Grid Edge Resources (2026): Presents a probabilistic framework for evaluating and accrediting grid edge resources to reliably meet distribution grid needs and support cost-effective non-wires alternatives.
• Emerging Distribution Flexibility Architecture (2026): Examines emerging utility architectures, orchestration approaches, and enabling technologies for integrating and managing grid edge resources to provide distribution grid services.
• FERC Order 2222 Considerations for RERRAs and EDCs (2026): Identifies key regulatory, operational, and coordination considerations for retail regulators and electric distribution companies as distributed energy resource aggregations participate in wholesale markets under FERC Order 2222.
• State of Grid Edge Resource Utilization for Distribution Grid Services (2026): Reviews current approaches, technologies, and operational practices for using grid edge resources to provide distribution grid services and support utility distribution system objectives.
• Distribution Grid Code Adoption Pathways (2024): Provides guidance and practical examples for utilities and regulators on adopting distribution grid codes, using a pathways matrix to align technical, business, and institutional practices with DER integration goals. 
• Distribution Grid Orchestration (2024): Describes current and emerging mechanisms for orchestrating DERs on the distribution grid, including centralized, decentralized, autonomous, and behavioral approaches, with implementation considerations. 
• Flexible DER and EV Connections (2024): Examines flexible interconnection and service connection strategies for DERs and EV charging, including dynamic operating envelopes and international best practices for managing distribution constraints. 
• Sourcing DERs for Distribution Grid Services (2024): Analyzes evolving methods for sourcing DERs to provide distribution grid services, advocating for integrated portfolios and techno-econometric modeling to optimize value for all stakeholders.
• TSO-DSO-Aggregator Market and Operational Coordination Requirements (2024): Defines business and technical requirements for a shared platform to coordinate market and operational activities among transmission, distribution, and aggregator entities for DER integration.
• Bulk Power, Distribution, and Grid Edge Services Definition (2023): Catalogs and defines the range of services that DERs can provide to bulk power, distribution, and grid edge systems, supporting research and industry discussions. 
• Consumer Resource Flexibility (2023): Design and Implementation Considerations to Achieve Consumer Resource Flexibility at Scale: Explores design and implementation strategies for large-scale consumer participation in providing flexible energy services, emphasizing behavioral considerations, partnership models, and consumer protection principles.
• DER Aggregator Code of Conduct (2023): A Reference for Consumer Engagement: Outlines a code of conduct for entities aggregating DERs, focusing on consumer engagement, transparency, operational standards, and regulatory compliance to foster trust and effective partnerships.
• Distribution Grid Code Framework (2023): Presents a comprehensive framework for developing and implementing distribution grid codes, and encompassing institutional, business, and technical best practices for integrating DERs and electrification. 
• Distribution Standard of Conduct (2023): A Reference Guide for Electric Retail Regulators: Provides a reference guide for regulators on establishing open, nondiscriminatory access and operational standards for distribution utilities integrating DERs. 
• Standard Distribution Services Contract (2023): Details a standardized contract framework for utilities and aggregators to procure distribution grid services from DERs, addressing operational coordination, performance, and regulatory oversight. 
• Modern Distribution Grid Volume III – Decision Guide (2017): Superseded by Modern Distribution Grid – Strategy and Implementation Guide. This is a user guide for applying the Modern Distribution Grid – Volume I taxonomy to support decisions related to implementing modern grid functionality. This guide reflects key practical implementation considerations, such as drivers, timing, prerequisite technologies, legacy transitions, technology adoption, and deployment approaches. This guide provides example applications based on the state commissions’ scenarios identified in Volume I.