DER Integration

Helping regulators and stakeholders develop fair rates, programs and policies for interconnecting, integrating and compensating distributed energy resources.

Ensuring fair, efficient, and scalable integration of DERs while balancing grid reliability, costs, and equity.

As DER adoption accelerates, utilities, regulators, and stakeholders face increasing pressure to integrate these resources efficiently while ensuring fair cost allocation, system reliability, and equitable access. Traditional grid planning and regulatory frameworks were not designed for high DER penetration, leading to challenges in interconnection processes, compensation mechanisms, and system planning.

CEG helps stakeholders address these challenges with technical expertise and regulatory experience in DER interconnection, integration, compensation, and cost allocation. Our team has provided expert testimony and advisory support on interconnection policy, DER cost allocation, flexible interconnection approaches, and grid modernization planning across multiple jurisdictions. We work with regulators, consumer advocates, and industry stakeholders to develop forward-thinking policies that enable cost-effective, scalable, and equitable DER deployment.

Your Consulting Partner

Matthew McDonnell

Managing Partner

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Ron Nelson

Partner

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Andy Eiden

Senior Manager

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Timothy Cook

Senior Consultant

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Dan Cassara

Consultant

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Arnav Gautam, Ph.D

Senior Consultant

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The Current Energy Group Approach

  • CEG has had its recommendations on interconnection, flexible connections, DER cost allocation, and DER modeling adopted in several jurisdictions including Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, and more.

CEG brings regulatory expertise and technical knowledge to develop fair, efficient, and scalable DER integration policies. Our team has extensive experience in DER interconnection standards, cost allocation, and compensation mechanisms, ensuring policies support grid reliability, affordability, and equity.

We stand out through direct regulatory experience, having provided expert testimony on grid planning, virtual power plants, flexible interconnection, and DER cost recovery across multiple jurisdictions. Our engineering, economics, and policy expertise allows us to craft solutions that work for regulators, utilities, and stakeholders alike.

CEG helps clients navigate DER challenges—from hosting capacity to flexible load integration—with practical, implementable solutions. By bridging grid operations and regulatory processes, we ensure DER policies drive long-term benefits.

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