Unlocking Grid Capacity with Distributed Assets

How Distributed Capacity Procurement is Reshaping the Grid

As U.S. electricity demand surges from AI data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrification, the grid needs new capacity fast. This white paper presents a comprehensive roadmap for utilities, energy companies, and large-load customers looking to deploy front-of-the-meter distributed battery storage and gen sets as core grid infrastructure through Sparkfund's Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) model.

What's inside:

• The economic and reliability case for front-of-the-meter distributed assets

• How the DCP model works: Design, Deploy, and Dispatch

• Why 1-5 MW, front-of-the-meter distributed assets are the "missing middle" of the utility storage portfolio

• Xcel Energy's Capacity*Connect: the first state-approved, utility-owned distributed capacity program in the U.S.

• How hyperscalers and large-load customers can co-invest in grid capacity to accelerate interconnection

• Sparkfund's proven track record: 3,100+ projects across 43 states