This strategy also lends itself to distributed energy generation on local microgrids which can be smartly connected to the existing nation grid.
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First, distributed energy generation is enabling efficient, decentralized energy production close to the point of use by consumers, integrating energy generation more fully into our homes, offices, and factories.
He also stressed that the enhanced planning is technology neutral, meaning planners should consider alternatives to building transmission lines, including energy storage technologies and distributed generation, where energy generating devices are placed close to demand.
Advantages include energy security, price stability, less demand (because less energy is lost in transmission), and fewer emissions because most distributed generation is renewable energy.
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Then there's a small-technology approach: solar power, wind energy and distributed generation.
Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
Distributed generation ( DG) generally refers to renewable energy systems of less than 20 megawatts (MW), often rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays, installed close to load and existing transmission.
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Energy Network allows organizations to manage the full spectrum of distributed generation assets as a fleet, which enhances business continuity, reduces enterprise risk and transforms cost centers into profit centers.
The paper notes the success of numerous policies California has implemented to promote distributed generation, including the California Solar Initiative (CSI), net energy metering (NEM), the renewable auction mechanism (RAM), and the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
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This form of small-scale distributed generation does not even make the official statistics by bureaus like the Energy Information Administration, yet it is quickly growing in capacity to become a serious part of the mix.
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