Local Power Organizations (LPOs) include municipal utilities, local government departments, electricity cooperatives, some community choice aggregators, and other organizations that provide electricity distribution and other services to customers within a defined geographic area. In the U.S. alone there are approximately 3,000 such organizations, serving tens of millions of homes, businesses, farms, and schools. The Distribution of Power Project focuses on the challenges and opportunities that the energy transition presents for LPOs, including the evolution of the twin trends of renewable distributed energy resources and the step change to digital electricity infrastructure.
This site will provide a means of organizing and sharing relevant research information and presentations from the Project, see the Select Recent Research page for research updates.
The Distribution of Power Project is a research project at the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program at Vanderbilt University. The Project leads are
Updates and research information, including assessment tools, will be uploaded to this site from time to time. As the Project progresses we will host educational workshops and connection opportunities.
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