Editing Distributed generation (section)

== Legal requirements for distributed generation ==

In 2010 Colorado enacted a law requiring that by 2020 that 3% of the power generated in Colorado utilize distributed generation of some sort.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/us/04electricity.html "Going Solar Is Harder Than It Looks, a Valley Finds"] article by Kirk Johnson in ''[[The New York Times]]'' 3 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/colorado-to-boost-renewables-requirements/ "Colorado Increases Renewables Requirements"] blog by Kate Galbraith on NYTimes.Com 22 March 2010</ref>

On 11 October 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill, SB 338, that makes utility companies plan "carbon-free alternatives to gas generation" in order to meet peak demand. The law requires utilities to evaluate issues such as energy storage, efficiency, and distributed energy resources.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-gov-brown-signs-bill-directing-utilities-to-plan-storage-ders/507116/|title=California Gov. Brown signs bill directing utilities to plan storage, DERs for peak demand|last=Bade|first=Gavin|date=2017-10-12|work=Utility Dive|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en-US}}</ref>