Massachusetts Distributed Generation (DG) Collaborative

Distribution Planning Meeting
January 12, 2005
9 AM - 1 PM

Interested Collaborative members convened to discuss the role of distributed generation in distribution planning. Topics included DG industry response to utility questions on DG equipment and a review of DG systems that have been used in distribution planning.

Minutes	Meeting Minutes (Word)
Agenda	Meeting Agenda (Word)
Attendees	Attendee List (PDF)
Presentations/Materials DG Questions from Utilities (PowerPoint) Responses from DG Cluster (Word) Additional Questions from DG Cluster (Word) Navigant Case Studies Presentation (PowerPoint)
Read Ahead DTE Energy Distribution Planning Presentation (PDF) Resources from DG Cluster Response to Utility Questions: "Distributed Energy Resources with Combined Heat and Power Applications," LBNL-52718, June 2003 (PDF) "Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Costs for Distributed Generation Technologies," EPRI-1007675, February 2003 (PDF) "Distributed Generation Operational Reliability and Availability Database," ORNL- 4000021456, January 2004 Abstracts from GTI Website: GRI Study: Gas Cogen Systems More Reliable Than Central Power Units Distributed Generation Guidebook for Municipal Utilities Reliability of Natural Gas Cogeneration Systems Distributed Generation Reliability Survey Tool Distributed Generation Reliability Survey Database Cogeneration Forced Outage Rates Less Than 6% Natural Gas Fired Electric Generating Technology: A Key to the Adequacy of Electric Generating Capability in North American Electric Reliability Councils