Full Title: State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning
Author(s): Lisa C Schwartz, Natalie Mims Frick, Sean Murphy, Guillermo Pereira, Jessica Shipley, and Josh A Schellenberg
Publisher(s): Berkeley Lab
Publication Date: December 14, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Utilities have conducted distribution planning since they first began building and operating electricity systems. But filing these plans for regulatory and stakeholder review is a relatively recent phenomenon.
This report summarizes legislative and regulatory requirements for regulated electric utilities to file some type of distribution system plan in 20 U.S. jurisdictions. Some plans focus on expedited cost recovery for certain types of distribution system improvements; other plans focus on investments for grid modernization or distributed energy resources. Increasingly, states are adopting requirements for Integrated Distribution Plans. Such plans provide holistic grid investment strategies that address state and local policies and increasing complexity at the grid edge.