Beyond Peak: Defining, Measuring, and Optimizing Grid Utilization

In brief

As states begin writing grid utilization into law and regulation, this Utilize Coalition white paper offers a practical framework for measuring how the grid’s infrastructure is used over time and for reading that measure in context. It sets out a common definition of utilization across transmission and distribution, principles for transparent and consistent reporting, and applications in planning, investment, load growth and affordability. Arushi is listed in the paper’s acknowledgments among its external reviewers, as Arushi Sharma Frank, Luminary Strategies.

Key points

1. 01A common definition of grid utilization across transmission and distribution.
2. 02Principles for measuring and reporting utilization transparently and consistently over time.
3. 03Uses in planning, investment, load growth and affordability.