Lauren Gottschalk | May 11, 2026
Electric utilities are entering a new era of load growth—one defined not by gradual, predictable increases, but by large load requests that arrive quickly and require coordination. Data centers, manufacturing, electrification and AI-driven infrastructure are reshaping...
Shelly Whitworth | Jul 14, 2025
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM®) is showing what’s possible when utilities modernize their service request process. With more than 12,000 requests each year, from new home connections to complex commercial upgrades, PNM needed a better way to manage the...
Mike Pierce | May 27, 2025
As Alberta increasingly adopts distributed solar energy, FortisAlberta has become central to meeting the rapidly growing demand for interconnections. Alberta is the fastest growing solar market in Canada. Since 2022, the volume of residential solar interconnection...
Kyle Seymour | Mar 5, 2025
Electric utilities are facing unprecedented challenges as the rapid growth of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV and electric vehicles redefine the requirements to plan, operate and maintain a reliable grid. The use of...
Hiro Hiraiwa & Lauren Gottschalk | Feb 5, 2025
DER interconnection is a complex process with many players, but software providers are uniquely positioned to transform it with automation and innovation. As outlined in the recent DOE Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap, the utility industry is...
| Sep 30, 2025