Utility Views on DER's Survey

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* 2. Please indicate which type of utility you work for:

US Investor-owned Utility

US Public Utility District

US Municipal Utility

US Electricity Cooperative

US Other Electric Utility

International Utility

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please indicate the status of your utility in evaluating/implementing projects involving each of the following distributed energy resources:

	No Activity	Learning/Investigating	Implementing	Implemented
Solar PV - Utility Side	Solar PV - Utility Side No Activity	Solar PV - Utility Side Learning/Investigating	Solar PV - Utility Side Implementing	Solar PV - Utility Side Implemented
Solar PV - Behind the Meter	Solar PV - Behind the Meter No Activity	Solar PV - Behind the Meter Learning/Investigating	Solar PV - Behind the Meter Implementing	Solar PV - Behind the Meter Implemented
Energy Storage - Utility Side	Energy Storage - Utility Side No Activity	Energy Storage - Utility Side Learning/Investigating	Energy Storage - Utility Side Implementing	Energy Storage - Utility Side Implemented
Energy Storage - Behind the Meter	Energy Storage - Behind the Meter No Activity	Energy Storage - Behind the Meter Learning/Investigating	Energy Storage - Behind the Meter Implementing	Energy Storage - Behind the Meter Implemented
Demand Response - Manual Dispatch	Demand Response - Manual Dispatch No Activity	Demand Response - Manual Dispatch Learning/Investigating	Demand Response - Manual Dispatch Implementing	Demand Response - Manual Dispatch Implemented
Demand Response - Automatic Dispatch	Demand Response - Automatic Dispatch No Activity	Demand Response - Automatic Dispatch Learning/Investigating	Demand Response - Automatic Dispatch Implementing	Demand Response - Automatic Dispatch Implemented
Electric Vehicle Charging	Electric Vehicle Charging No Activity	Electric Vehicle Charging Learning/Investigating	Electric Vehicle Charging Implementing	Electric Vehicle Charging Implemented

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* 4. How would you describe your role in decisions around DER projects (e.g. solar, energy storage, demand response)

Decision maker

Recommender

Analyst/Information gatherer

No Involvement

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Rank each of the following potential criteria (1-4) in terms of its importance in evaluating different proposals for DER projects

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important
Price	Price Not Important	Price Somewhat Important	Price Important	Price Very Important
Schedule/Timeline	Schedule/Timeline Not Important	Schedule/Timeline Somewhat Important	Schedule/Timeline Important	Schedule/Timeline Very Important
Number of similar projects that the team has delivered	Number of similar projects that the team has delivered Not Important	Number of similar projects that the team has delivered Somewhat Important	Number of similar projects that the team has delivered Important	Number of similar projects that the team has delivered Very Important
Overall experience/qualifications of the team	Overall experience/qualifications of the team Not Important	Overall experience/qualifications of the team Somewhat Important	Overall experience/qualifications of the team Important	Overall experience/qualifications of the team Very Important
Length and coverage of the warranties provided	Length and coverage of the warranties provided Not Important	Length and coverage of the warranties provided Somewhat Important	Length and coverage of the warranties provided Important	Length and coverage of the warranties provided Very Important
Overall size of the company submitting a bid	Overall size of the company submitting a bid Not Important	Overall size of the company submitting a bid Somewhat Important	Overall size of the company submitting a bid Important	Overall size of the company submitting a bid Very Important
Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards	Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards Not Important	Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards Somewhat Important	Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards Important	Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards Very Important
Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based	Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based Not Important	Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based Somewhat Important	Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based Important	Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based Very Important
Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution	Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution Not Important	Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution Somewhat Important	Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution Important	Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution Very Important
Quality of the software in the proposed solution	Quality of the software in the proposed solution Not Important	Quality of the software in the proposed solution Somewhat Important	Quality of the software in the proposed solution Important	Quality of the software in the proposed solution Very Important

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* 6. Please rank your top three MOST IMPORTANT criteria from the previous question

Price

Schedule/Timeline

Number of similar projects that the team has delivered

Overall experience/qualifications of the team

Length and coverage of the warranties provided

Overall size of the company submitting a bid

Whether proposed solution is based in open, non-proprietary standards

Whether the company submitting a bid is US-based

Quality of the hardware in the proposed solution

Quality of the software in the proposed solution

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* 7. Check here and provide your email address if you are willing to provide more follow-up information:

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* 8. If you'd like to receive a complimentary portable power bank, please enter your shipping address information below (email address, if provided here will only be used for questions about shipping address for the gift and NOT for any other purposes):

Full Name

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Email Address

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* 9. If you would like to know who is sponsoring this survey, click this link. If you have any questions or comments about this survey please enter them in the space below:

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* 1. What is your title?

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* 2. Please indicate which type of utility you work for:

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* 3. Please indicate the status of your utility in evaluating/implementing projects involving each of the following distributed energy resources:

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* 4. How would you describe your role in decisions around DER projects (e.g. solar, energy storage, demand response)

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* 5. Rank each of the following potential criteria (1-4) in terms of its importance in evaluating different proposals for DER projects

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* 6. Please rank your top three MOST IMPORTANT criteria from the previous question

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* 7. Check here and provide your email address if you are willing to provide more follow-up information:

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* 8. If you'd like to receive a complimentary portable power bank, please enter your shipping address information below (email address, if provided here will only be used for questions about shipping address for the gift and NOT for any other purposes):

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* 9. If you would like to know who is sponsoring this survey, click this link. If you have any questions or comments about this survey please enter them in the space below: