[Episode #205] – Rebuilding the Grid from the Bottom-up

Customers are adopting distributed energy resources (DERs) like EVs and rooftop solar systems, but utilities are slow in accommodating them. Lorenzo Kristov, an expert in grid architecture and wholesale market design, advocates for a decentralized grid. The podcast explores the need for power markets to evolve, the distinction between customer cited and distribution utility connected resources, building resilience and energy justice, and the installation of microgrids in San Diego with renewable energy sources.