Behind-the-Meter Resources: Data-driven modeling, monitoring, and control

Abstract

Behind-The-Meter (BTM) resources are distributed energy resources (DERs), such as rooftop solar photovoltaics (PVs), electric vehicles, and battery storage systems, located on the customer side of smart meters. Driven by monetary incentives, declining costs, and increasing electricity service interruptions, the penetration of BTM resources has been increasing exponentially in the past few years. For example, the small-scale BTM solar PV capacity in the United States has quickly increased from 7,642 MWac in September 2015 to 34,029 MWac in February 2022.