Distributed Generation

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

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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