Solar Distributed Generation Survey

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* 1. Please enter the following:

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Distributed Generation, particularly rooftop solar, is accelerating in many states. Please give us your insight on the questions below.

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* 2. Would you, or someone in your company, be interested in participating in a benchmarking study to assess work flows to track, manage and forecast distributed generation impact? (Participants receive a copy of the report)

Yes

Yes, but I don’t know who that is

Not sure

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* 3. Distributed generation will have an impact on the grid. For each of the impacts below, can you tell us if this is a high, medium, or low concern for your organization/company?

	High	Medium	Low
Safety and Security of unfamiliar products on the grid	Safety and Security of unfamiliar products on the grid High	Safety and Security of unfamiliar products on the grid Medium	Safety and Security of unfamiliar products on the grid Low
Meeting regulatory timelines for Enrollment or pre-application approval	Meeting regulatory timelines for Enrollment or pre-application approval High	Meeting regulatory timelines for Enrollment or pre-application approval Medium	Meeting regulatory timelines for Enrollment or pre-application approval Low
Ability to automate and simplify the technical feeder assessment	Ability to automate and simplify the technical feeder assessment High	Ability to automate and simplify the technical feeder assessment Medium	Ability to automate and simplify the technical feeder assessment Low
Having a Rooftop Solar Database (electronically)	Having a Rooftop Solar Database (electronically) High	Having a Rooftop Solar Database (electronically) Medium	Having a Rooftop Solar Database (electronically) Low
Calculating Renewable Energy Credits by having renewable DG (i.e. solar PV) on the distribution network	Calculating Renewable Energy Credits by having renewable DG (i.e. solar PV) on the distribution network High	Calculating Renewable Energy Credits by having renewable DG (i.e. solar PV) on the distribution network Medium	Calculating Renewable Energy Credits by having renewable DG (i.e. solar PV) on the distribution network Low
Forecasting availability of DG at peak periods	Forecasting availability of DG at peak periods High	Forecasting availability of DG at peak periods Medium	Forecasting availability of DG at peak periods Low
Automating the enrollment process	Automating the enrollment process High	Automating the enrollment process Medium	Automating the enrollment process Low

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* 4. When will distributed generation represent more than 2%- 5% of resources on your system?

Now

This Year

2-3 years

>3 years

Never

Not sure

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* 5. Do you plan on providing distributed generation planning, design, installation, or operation services?

Already offer this service

No, but are actively considering this

Not today, but probably within the next 3-5 years

No, and we will not do that

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* 6. Are you providing engineering or design services to owners of micro grid networks?

Yes

No, but actively considering it

Not today but probably within 3-5 years

No, we just treat them as normal customers