Smarter Grid Solutions Runs Successful Reactive Power Dispatch Project With Rochester Gas and Electric in New York

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E), supported by $200,000 funding from the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), have partnered on a project that informs the potential of leveraging modern Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to provision grid services like reactive power dispatch for local voltage support.

The methodology was applied in simulation to a real-world circuit of RG&E – an AVANGRID subsidiary – to fuel technical and financial learnings, aiming to inform utility expansion strategies on the technical aspects surrounding the provisioning and control of distribution grid services, and the financial approaches that can animate a…