Distributed Generation Gets a Boost in Iowa

摘要

While small-scale, customer-owned power generation could prove to be a vital launching pad for the renewable-power revolution, the lack of uniform standards has delayed liftoff with cloudy skies. At least one state has recognized this dilemma and taken steps to rectify it.rnLast month, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) adopted new rules designed to encourage further development of customer-owned electric generation, otherwise known as distributed generation. The new rules are designed to make it easier for customer-owned generation facilities to connect with their utilities by making the process transparent and less bureaucratic for smaller facilities.