Navigant Research Report Shows Global Capacity of Distributed Energy Resources is Expected to Reach Nearly 530 GW in 2026

Electric vehicle charging and flexibility technologies are
expected to outpace competing distributed energy resources solutions in
the next decade, report finds

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DER–A new report from Navigant
Research examines the global market for distributed energy resources
(DER) technologies, providing forecasts for installed capacity and
revenue in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential segments,
through 2026.

Technology advances, business model innovation, changing regulations,
and sustainability and resilience concerns have brought DER into the
core of the future deployment of energy infrastructure. Encompassing a
broad set of solutions that include systems and technologies designed to
operate closer to customers on the electricity grid, the global
proliferation of DER has begun to have a significant, and at times
controversial, influence on the electricity industry. Click
to tweet: According to a new report from @NavigantRSRCH,
global DER capacity is expected to grow from 132.4 GW in 2017 to 528.4
GW in 2026.

“For countries and regions that started their energy transition early,
the role of distributed generation technologies will be less while the
technologies that help integrate this generation will play a key role in
the deployment of DER infrastructure over the forecast period,” says
Roberto Rodriguez Labastida, senior research analyst with Navigant
Research. “In this realm, when and how the electrification of transport
happens will have a significant impact on the development of DER
deployments.”

Indeed, the influence of increasing DER deployments will vary in
different countries and regions due to the existing and planned
additions of centralized generation, according to the report. However,
globally, distributed generation is expected to lead DER installations
in 2017, and electric vehicle charging and flexibility technologies,
such as demand response and energy storage, are expected to outpace
competing solutions in the next decade.

The report, Global
DER Deployment Forecast Database, provides a quantitative
analysis of the global market for DER technologies and assesses the
major market developments and technology trends. The technologies
covered include distributed solar PV (<1 MW), small and medium wind
turbines (<500 kW), microturbines, fuel cells, diesel and natural gas
generator sets (<6 MW), distributed energy storage systems, microgrids,
EV charging, demand response, and energy efficiency. Installed capacity
and revenue forecasts in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and
residential segments extend through 2026. This report also provides a
comparison of DER and conventional generation deployments during the
next decade. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free
download on the Navigant
Research website.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the
report, Global DER Deployment Forecast Database, is a summary and
reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on market data
and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently
uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained
in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for
a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report’s
conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither
Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any
of the information contained in this press release or the report.

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