Brian Lydic, Chief Regulatory Engineer for IREC, has been active in renewable energy since 2005, starting out in installation and then working on standards and regulatory issues for PV inverter manufacturer Fronius. At IREC since 2017, he works with regulatory stakeholders to further the organization’s mission to increase access to sustainable energy and energy efficiency, particularly through interconnection rule proceedings. He is a member of UL 1741, UL 3141 and IEEE 1547 standards working groups, helping to improve the grid integration of PV and energy storage systems. Brian is a founding member and chair of the Forum on Inverter Grid Integration Issues (FIGII), an ad-hoc consortium of DER experts which seeks to address emerging high penetration issues through research and standardization. His work in CA’s interconnection Rule 21 has supported a number of improvements, such as integrating export limits and hosting capacity analysis in the rule, as well as the creation of the Limited Generation Profile. With an eye toward supporting large EV charging load connection, he supported the CPUC’s creation of the Limited Load Profile and continues to work on dynamic flexible connections. Working with utilities, manufacturers and experts, Brian helps to craft and revise technical requirements and processes for grid interconnection in states across the country.