Best Practice Guide

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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DISTRIBUTED GENERATION Return to list of terms

A distributed generation system involves small amounts of generation located on a utility's distribution system for the purpose of meeting local (substation level) peak loads and/or displacing the need to build additional (or upgrade) local distribution lines.

Source: California Energy Commission