July 28, 2025
As distributed energy resources (DERs) continue to scale across the grid, utilities and system operators are increasingly focused on unlocking their flexibility to enhance grid reliability, resilience, and decarbonization. Grid services—ranging from wholesale market participation to local distribution-level products—offer a promising yet complex path to monetize DER capabilities. However, realizing this potential requires navigating evolving regulations, overcoming technical and economic hurdles, and aligning stakeholder interests. This webinar offers a structured overview of the evolving DER flexibility landscape, with a focus on four key areas:
- Grid Services Spectrum: An exploration of the full range of services DERs can provide, and how these fit within the broader flexibility ecosystem.
- Wholesale Market Participation: An update on key mechanisms—including participation models and implications of FERC Order No. 2222.
- Distribution-Level Services: A look at emerging use cases and pilot efforts in the U.S. and Europe.
- Value Stacking: Definitions, practical applications, challenges with prioritization, and open policy and technical questions.
The session concludes with insights into current research, including: the standardization of DSO-DERA interactions; the categories of access costs DERAs should account when considering wholesale market participation; broader billing and settlement complexities.
Featured Speakers: Tanguy Hubert, Senior Principal Technical Leader, EPRI and Waleed Aslam, Senior Engineer, EPRI