Grid Integration
The Grid Integration Group (GIG) works to make the evolving electric grid compatible with the requirements of electric system grid operators and electric utility companies while serving the needs of electricity customers. The emergence of inexpensive sensing technology, the development of modern data-analytics methods, the widespread use of controllable loads and energy storage such as building HVAC systems and EVs, all combine to offer a spectacular opportunity to reliably and securely modernize the electricity grid.
Optimizing Energy Resources on the Grid
Resources such as demand flexibility, combined heat and power, and energy storage are crucial components of the electric grid, and they need technologies that can support their integration. Our group focuses on monitoring, signaling, controlling and integrating these distributed energy resources. The GIG team combines multidisciplinary expertise in grid integration, building technologies, data analytics, optimization techniques, EV modeling and cybersecurity.
The GIG team's activities are focused in six key research areas: 
- Distribution Grid Planning and Economics
- Cybersecurity and Power System Stability
- DER Control for Distribution Systems
- Microgrids and V2X
- Electricity Market Participation
- Power Systems Simulation
Learn more about the Grid Integration Group at: http://gig.lbl.gov/
