Distributed Generation
Distributed Generation is the term used for energy that is generated or stored locally by privately-owned systems, typically solar or wind, that then feed back into the City’s energy grid.
Additional information related to distributed generation can be found on BEDs Net Metering page.
Additional information related to solar can be found on BED’s Go Solar page.
BED Interconnection Technical Requirements
In order to adequately support the increased development of distributed generation as well as the impact it has on the existing BED distribution system, BED has developed the BED Interconnection Technical Requirements (PDF).
Distributed Generation Map
BED publishes distributed generation information for the purpose of quick self-assessment of potential installations. BED Distributed Generation Map contains all generators on BED system which are grouped into three categories: solar, wind and other (hydro, fossil fuel, biomass, waste-to-energy, etc.). The map is updated on a monthly basis, and includes all the installed generation as well as proposed generation that has entered the official distributed generation queue. The BED Distributed Generation Map also contains all BED primary distribution circuits as well as the classification of each circuit for available distributed generation capacity.
All circuits are color coded and represent the following:
| Good | Circuit has available distributed generation capacity. |
| Moderate | Circuit has limited distributed generation capacity. System impact study may be necessary, depending on the size and type of new generation. |
| Low | Circuit has minimal or no capacity available. System impact study will be required. |
Distributed generation information on each circuit identified in BED Distributed Generation Map can be found in the table below. Table shows total number of installed units and their total capacity, total number of proposed units and their capacity, and those numbers combined on per circuit basis.
| In Service | Total kW | In Progress | Total kW | Overall | Total kW | |||
| 1L1 | 99 | 3,313 | 7 | 42 | 106 | 3,355 | ||
| 1L2 | 22 | 225 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 225 | ||
| 1L3 | 8 | 111 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 164 | ||
| 1L4 | 110 | 1,335 | 3 | 28 | 113 | 1,363 | ||
| 2L1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 150 | ||
| 2L2 | 18 | 526 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 543 | ||
| 2L3 | 15 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 140 | ||
| 2L4 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | ||
| 2L5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3L1 | 22 | 275 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 275 | ||
| 3L2 | 39 | 422 | 5 | 35 | 44 | 457 | ||
| 3L3 | 29 | 883 | 1 | 115 | 30 | 998 | ||
| 3L4 | 18 | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1,655 | ||
| 3L5 | 15 | 107 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 135 | ||
| AP1 | 1 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500 | ||
| AP2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | ||
| Totals | 398 | 9,556 | 25 | 468 | 423 | 10,024 |