May, 2025
This report highlights the topic of double counting and double compensation, with each RTO/ISO adopting different compliance strategies. It emphasizes the importance of state and local regulators in aligning retail and wholesale participation rules and recommends the creation of a centralized DER Registry to support transparency, consumer choice, and market integrity. Current news and developments include FERC’s approval of PJM’s third compliance filing, which delays implementation to February 2028, and continued coordination efforts by MISO through its DER Task Force. At the state level, Maryland’s PSC issued directives for DER registry development and IT system upgrades to support VPPs, while Iowa opened a proceeding to evaluate the role of Aggregators of Retail Customers. Virginia enacted the Community Energy Act and mandated a VPP pilot, and New York filed its first “Grid of the Future” plan.
March 2025
This report covers recent developments in the implementation of FERC Order 2222 and DER policies. Key actions include compliance filings by MISO, state-level initiatives in Maryland and New Jersey, and policy changes in Ohio and New York. The North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) has developed standard contracts and grid service definitions to support DER integration. The report also outlines the registration and review processes for DER aggregations and aggregators, emphasizing the roles of EDCs and state regulators in ensuring safety, reliability, and transparency.
January 2025
This report summarizes the latest developments in FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy implementation, including updates on MISO’s DER Task Force (DERTF), by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), the Staff of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), the City of New Orleans, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the U.S. Department of Energy Commercial Liftoff report. The Key Issues Analysis of this report covers the topic of Governance, with the following subtopics: FERC’s Jurisdiction over DER Aggregations, Jurisdiction, Registration and Licensing of DER Aggregators and Dispute Resolution.
November 2024
This second report in the series covers a summary of the latest developments in FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy implementation, then provides a history of FERC Order 2222. The Key Issue Analysis examines the topics of Data Access and Privacy and explores the concept of a DER "Single Source of Truth" with a Shared DER Registry. The report concludes with Tracker (FERC2222.org) Tips and Highlights.
September 2024
Welcome to the first report in a new series that will track and dive deep into DER policy implementation at the state and regional level. Collaborative Utility Solutions is pleased to announce that DOE has hired our team to launch a FERC Order 2222 and DER Policy Implementation Tracker at FERC2222.org. With this report and the website (FERC2222.org), state commission staff, interested researchers and all stakeholders interested in DER policy will have access to the latest and most useful information on FERC Order 2222 and DER policy.