This document summarizes research applying a genetic algorithm to optimize the location and sizing of distributed generation in distribution systems. The objectives are to minimize active power losses, improve voltage profiles, and maximize a voltage stability index. The genetic algorithm is tested on standard 33-bus and 69-bus test systems. For both systems, the genetic algorithm finds placements of three distributed generators that achieve greater optimization of the objectives than other optimization techniques, and provide improved voltage profiles compared to a base case without distributed generation.