Identify and Deploy the Next Generation of Electric Grid Technologies (EGU Action 2.8)

Work at the state and Regional level to facilitate the adoption of the next generation of electric grid standards, technologies, and practices through a phased-in approach in order to increase the efficiency of the grid and expand the integration of renewable distributed power generation to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions from the electric generation. This transition will include the modernization of the electricity transmission and distribution system to incorporate digital information and controls technology, deployment of energy storage devices, and sharing of real-time pricing information with electricity customers and "smart" technologies in homes and businesses. Deployment of the technology and adoption of standards would occur in a step-wise fashion in which initial investments would first exploit the current most cost-effective technologies while more advanced technologies would be employed as they become more cost-effective. This transition would occur across New Hampshire and the entire ISO-NE grid to the point of general adoption and ongoing market support in the electric generation sector. Such action would lead to the creation of a self-monitoring, adaptive system capable of semi-automated restoration and higher energy efficiency through reduced line losses and better integration of renewable resources through energy storage capacity and the deployment of end use technologies that are able to shift electric use to times when renewable generation is greatest.