What will it take to move grid flexibility from promising pilots to solutions utilities can rely on at scale?
At the Grid Flexibility Summit in Houston, Energy Workforce & Technology President Molly Determan moderated a discussion on non-wires alternatives and virtual power plants with Zamiyad Dar, Senior Director, Energy Storage Strategy, Pivot Energy; Michael Norbeck, Head of Grid Services, Enphase Energy; Jason Ryan, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs, CenterPoint Energy; and Janice Tran, CEO and Co-Founder, Kanin Energy.
The conversation focused on the practical questions behind scaling these solutions: where utility-owned and third-party models fit, how to allocate performance risk, and whether current cost-recovery rules support investment.
As power demand grows, those details will determine how quickly new approaches can strengthen the grid.
Thank you to Opal Group and fellow panelists for the discussion.
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