1. Executive Summary
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Market Drivers and Barriers
1.3 Global Forecast
2. Market Issues
2.1 Defining Distributed Energy Resources
2.2 Market Drivers
2.2.1 DER Economics
2.2.2 High Local Electricity Prices
2.2.3 Regional DER Incentives
2.2.3.1 North America
2.2.3.1.1 Arizona
2.2.3.1.2 California
2.2.3.1.3 New York
2.2.3.2 Europe
2.2.3.2.1 France
2.2.3.2.2 Germany
2.2.3.2.3 Italy
2.2.3.2.4 Spain
2.2.3.2.5 UK
2.2.3.3 Asia Pacific
2.2.3.3.1 Australia
2.2.3.3.2 China
2.2.3.3.3 Japan
2.2.3.4 Rest of the World
2.2.4 Business Model Innovations
2.2.4.1 Self-Consumption
2.2.4.1.1 E.ON SolarCloud Case Study
2.2.4.1.2 Conergy and BHP Lakeland Case Study
2.2.4.2 DER Utility Programs 17
2.2.4.2.1 Green Mountain Power Case Study
2.2.4.3 Local Energy Community Orchestrator
2.2.4.3.1 GreenCom Case Study
2.2.4.4 DER Aggregation and Trading
2.2.4.4.1 Next Kraftwerke Case Study
2.3 Market Barriers
2.3.1 Limited Customer Awareness
2.3.2 Fragmented Value Chain
2.3.3 Lack of Monetization Routes for Some Value Streams Due to Market Design Barriers
2.3.4 Costly Communication Infrastructure
2.3.5 Need for Comprehensive Financial Models
3. Technology Issues
3.1 Solar Oversupply Leads to Significant Price Reductions
3.2 EV Sales Ramp Up
3.3 Energy Storage Becomes a Reality
3.4 Digitization of Gensets
3.5 DER Management Systems Still Maturing
3.6 DR Expands Beyond Traditional Segments
3.7 Energy Efficiency
4. Key Industry Players
4.1 OEMs
4.1.1 Cummins Inc.
4.1.2 Enphase Energy, Inc.
4.1.3 SMA Solar Technology
4.1.4 SolarEdge
4.1.5 sonnen
4.1.6 Wärtsilä
4.2 DER Management, Operation, and Optimization
4.2.1 Advanced Microgrid Solutions
4.2.2 AutoGrid
4.2.3 Enbala Power Networks Inc.
4.2.4 Siemens
4.2.5 EnergyHub
4.3 Energy Service Providers
4.3.1 ENGIE
4.3.2 Enel X
4.3.3 Schneider Electric
4.3.4 Sunrun
4.3.5 Tesla
5. Market Forecasts
5.1 Global Forecast
5.1.1 North America
5.1.2 Europe
5.1.3 Asia Pacific
5.1.4 Latin America
5.1.5 Middle East & Africa
5.2 Conclusions and Recommendations
6. Acronym and Abbreviation List
7. Table of Contents
8. Table of Charts and Figures
9. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes