IDER
Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage)
Renewable Energy
RPS
Renewable Portfolio Standard
DG
Distributed Generation
Integrated Distributed Energy Resources (IDER)
Integrated development and management of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs): Energy Efficiency (EE), Demand Response (DR), Distributed Generation (DG), and Energy Storage (ES)
Renewables Integration
Deploying and operating enough flexible, controllable resources to ensure grid reliability given the variability and uncertainty associated with intermittent renewable power generation. [Source: California Energy Commission (CEC) Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Renewables/hot/Renewable+Integration.htm]