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The state of connected DERs [partner content]

Catalyst · 24 Sept 2024 · 19m

What this episode covers

Charlotte Johnson, Global Director of Markets at Kraken, discusses the critical need for digitalization and automation to manage millions of distributed energy resources (DERs) like EVs, heat pumps, and solar. She explains that utilities are constrained by risk aversion and a lack of network visibility, with only 5% of distribution networks globally monitored, forcing some to take direct control of assets in markets like Australia and Germany. Johnson highlights Texas as a key growth market due to its volatile pricing and faster grid connection times compared to the UK, where Kraken manages 40 GW of DERs through its end-to-end platform.

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Kraken, National Grid
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Kaiso, California, Texas, UK, GB, Australia, Germany, Norway, Illinois, Michigan, Maine, Scotland, England

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