According to a recent survey, utility executives agree that DERs offer a variety of opportunities to solving some of the key challenges facing the utility industry today. However, much of the value that utilities could realize from grid-edge assets (also called distributed energy resources, or DERs) has remained untapped due to the complexity of managing the growing diversity of these grid-connected devices.

Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) help overcome a variety of challenges when it comes to managing so many devices. In this playbook, we explore how DERMs can help you holistically manage millions of endpoints across the grid and at the grid edge, as well as:

• Top reasons why utilities are considering managing DERs and their top concerns
• Stacking DER value with orchestration
• Benefits DERMS provides for both utilities and their customers
• How to get started with DER orchestration

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