GPST/ESIG Webinar: Unlocking DER Flexibility: Grid Services, Value Stacking, and Market Integration

Featured Speakers: Tanguy Hubert, Senior Principal Technical Leader, EPRI and Waleed Aslam, Senior Engineer, EPRI

Webinar Abstract: As distributed energy resources (DERs) continue to scale across the grid, utilities and system operators are increasingly focused on unlocking their flexibility to enhance grid reliability, resilience, and decarbonization. Grid services—ranging from wholesale market participation to local distribution-level products—offer a promising yet complex path to monetize DER capabilities. However, realizing this potential requires navigating evolving regulations, overcoming technical and economic hurdles, and aligning stakeholder interests.

This webinar will offer a structured overview of the evolving DER flexibility landscape, with a focus on four key areas:

• Grid Services Spectrum: An exploration of the full range of services DERs can provide, and how these fit within the broader flexibility ecosystem.
• Wholesale Market Participation: An update on key mechanisms—including participation models and implications of FERC Order No. 2222.
• Distribution-Level Services: A look at emerging use cases and pilot efforts in the U.S. and Europe.
• Value Stacking: Definitions, practical applications, challenges with prioritization, and open policy and technical questions.

The session will conclude with insights into current research, including: the standardization of DSO-DERA interactions; the categories of access costs DERAs should account when considering wholesale market participation; broader billing and settlement complexities.

About the Speakers: Tanguy Hubert is a Senior Principal Technical Leader in EPRI’s DER integration program. He leads research on the economic, market, and policy aspects of grid services provided by DERs, along with the associated enabling technologies, such as DERMS. He holds a Diplôme d’Ingénieur in Energy Systems from CentraleSupélec, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Waleed Aslam is a Senior Engineer at EPRI where he focuses on market operations and design, emerging technology integration, and production cost modeling. Prior to joining EPRI, Waleed completed his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Boston University, where his research centered on grid service provision from buildings and improving efficiency in electricity distribution. He holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Moderator: Erik Ela, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets, ESIG

Registration Cost: FREE

Q&A Session: We will be using the Slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.