Publications
These publications—including technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, and posters—either focus on or were heavily informed by the Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen™) Model or its predecessor, the Solar Deployment System (SolarDS) Model.
Distributed Solar and Storage Outlook: Methodology and Scenarios
As part of NLR's Storage Futures Study, dGen modeled customer decisions about whether to adopt distributed storage paired with PV under different scenarios. dGen found battery costs and high value of backup power are the biggest drivers of distributed storage deployment.
North American Renewable Integration Study: A U.S. Perspective
dGen modeled rooftop solar potential in the United States, Canada, and Mexico—generating nearly 94,000 agents for residential, commercial, and industrial sectors in U.S. counties.
Chapter 4: Customer-Adopted Rooftop Solar and Storage in the The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study
In an unprecedented NLR study, dGen modeled customer-adopted distributed energy resources for each building in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's service territory.
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Last Updated April 9, 2026