| Main Entry: | distributed generation |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a method of generating electricity from multiple small energy sources very near to where the electricity is actually used |
| Example: | A distributed generation system involves small amounts of generation located on a utility's distribution system for the purpose of meeting local peak loads and/or displacing the need to build additional local distribution lines. |
| Usage: | also called on-site generation, dispersed generation, embedded generation, decentralized generation, decentralized energy, distributed energy |