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Manufacturers and utilities press for standardized interconnection and incentives for DERs
Summary
Manufacturers, battery providers and utilities told the committee interconnection rules and permitting remain fragmented; witnesses urged standardized timelines, technical specs and utility incentives to integrate distributed batteries, microgrids and vehicle batteries into distribution planning.
Manufacturers, battery installers and utilities urged the committee to standardize interconnection and permitting rules, align utility incentives and adopt clearer timelines so distributed energy resources can scale.
Zena Bash, chief legal officer at Base Power Company, cited rapid deployment of residential batteries and argued for uniform interconnection standards. "By allowing customers to store energy in their batteries when grid costs are low and use that energy to power their homes when grid costs are high, we have been able to lower residential energy prices by up to 15%," she said, describing Base’s installations and factory expansion.
Utility and industry witnesses described friction: inconsistent application processes across utilities, patchwork municipal rules, and the need for clear assignment of interconnection cost responsibility. Several witnesses recommended either legislative direction to the PUC to standardize interconnection processes or targeted statutory changes for small DERs under an agreed‑upon size threshold.
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