Understanding and applying research results from over 13 case studies integrating DER from EPRI´s Smart Grid demonstration initiative

The Electric Power Research Institutes (EPRI) seven-year Smart Grid Demonstration Initiative is obtaining a rich set of research results from numerous case studies conducted in 2012 and 2013. of the research project. The Initiative, which is as it entering its 6^th year has 23 utilities from 5 countries collaborating on 15 demonstrations. This paper provides an overview of case studies from 2012 and 2013 that are contributing to the knowledge base resulting from the successes and challenges from real deployments from around the world.