On September 30 and October 1, 2014, the Department of Energy hosted a 2-day workshop on “Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Energy Technologies.” The purpose of the workshop was to foster discussion about the analytic challenges associated with valuing the diverse impacts of deploying distributed energy technologies. Many valuation studies have been published in recent years, using different methods and assumptions. This workshop was intended as an early step toward the development of widely-accepted concepts and methods for conducting such valuation studies.

Presentations from Day 2 are below. Presentations from Day 1 as well as the agenda and summary are also available.

Day 2: October 1, 2014
  • Ancilary Services: Robert Jeffers, Sandia National Lab
  • Grid Services: Carl Imhoff, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)