Before you begin your grid integration study, you’ll want to give some thought to the study’s key elements and how you’ll account for and manage them. A brief concept note or proposal that outlines your study’s objectives and needs will help you define these points, and will help you develop initial buy-in from important stakeholders.

Before Getting Started With Your Study, Read This

A successful grid integration study answers its own questions, and equips decision makers to make better informed, confident plans to achieve higher shares of renewable energy.

Implementing a successful grid integration study can take many months – and even years – and requires several critical elements.

Read Excerpt: Page 2 of Variable Renewable Energy Grid Integration Studies: A Guidebook for Practitioners by NREL.