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Committee urges PSC study of distributed energy, including virtual power plants
Summary
House Resolution 197 was reported favorably after testimony from industry, LSU researchers and PSC officials about how distributed generation and battery storage could be valued and aggregated to improve grid resiliency and lower costs for consumers.
The House Commerce Committee voted to send House Resolution 197 to the legislature after adopting technical amendments asking the Louisiana Public Service Commission to study the feasibility and value of distributed energy resources and storage for residential and small commercial customers.
Representative Orgeron, sponsor of the resolution, said the study would focus on smaller, distributed generation rather than large industrial projects and would aim to quantify capacity, private…
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