Adopting DERMS for a resilient and decarbonized future grid

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Effectively managing growing distributed energy resources (DERs) is at the heart of successfully navigating the energy transition and supporting decarbonization. In this episode of our Energy Transition Talks podcast series, CGI experts Matt Marrow and Vincent Dufresne discuss the importance of being prepared for the impending uptake of DERs and electrification, and the role of enterprise-caliber distributed energy resource management systems (DERMs) to enable a stable, resilient and decarbonized future grid.

The high penetration of variable new renewables such as large solar and wind farms calls for transforming traditional distribution systems operating models. Distributed energy resources, including building-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, back-up generators and energy storage devices (often located behind the meter), as well as demand response resources. "All of these DERs support the increasing penetration of clean variable renewables, which have become very affordable," states Vincent.

However, with potentially millions of DER endpoints connecting to the grid, gaining visibility and control over them is an increasingly complex task. Vincent says DERMS can play a pivotal role in monitoring, controlling and operating all types of DERs. "What a DERMS does, ultimately, is that it enables utilities to control all of those resources and make them more valuable to everyone, and to contribute to the energy transition."

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