Stability and Dynamics Studies of DERs in Weak Distribution Systems: Best Practices for EMT Studies and Utility Applications
The session focuses on the growing technical challenges utilities face as more inverter-based distributed energy resources—such as solar, batteries and other distributed generation—connect to the electric grid.
How utilities and energy developers identify and address stability and power-quality problems caused by growing levels of distributed energy resources (DERs). The webinar examines stability screening, electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies, modeling practices, interconnection challenges and practical mitigation strategies.
Why This Matters:
Adding more renewable and distributed energy resources changes how the electric grid behaves. If instability and power-quality issues are not identified correctly, projects can face delays, unnecessary infrastructure costs and interconnection problems—potentially slowing the clean-energy transition. Better modeling and common practices can help utilities integrate more DERs while maintaining reliability.
LEARN
Primary purpose: Gain practical technical knowledge for evaluating, integrating and managing distributed energy resources on increasingly complex electric grids.
There is also a BUILD dimension: ESIG is forming a task force to bring industry stakeholders together to develop practical guidance for addressing weak-grid DER interconnection, stability and power-quality challenges.
What You’ll Leave With:
A better understanding of how DER stability problems are detected, how EMT studies are used, why different modeling methods can produce different results, and what utilities and developers can do to improve interconnection studies and grid reliability.
Best For:
Technology Professionals · Systems Designers · Researchers · Businesses · Policymakers · Local Governments · Social Entrepreneurs · Investors / Funders · Educators · Students
Also useful for NGOs / Civil Society and Journalists / Media covering grid modernization and the energy transition.
Especially relevant for utility engineers, distribution planners, renewable-energy developers, grid operators, electrical engineers and energy-system researchers.
Systems It Connects To:
Clean & Renewable Energy · Distributed Energy Resources · Electric Grid & Transmission · Energy Storage · Grid Reliability · Power Electronics · Infrastructure · Smart Grid Technologies · Smarter Cities & Communities · Energy Resilience · Whole-System Design
Mobilized connection:
This webinar highlights a critical but often overlooked part of the energy transition: clean-energy technologies cannot simply be added to the existing grid—they have to work reliably as part of the larger system. It connects renewable generation, engineering, grid infrastructure, standards and utility planning to the practical challenge of building a more distributed and resilient energy system.