WHY DO I WANT A MICROGRID FOR MY COMMUNITY, CAMPUS, OR TRANSIT SYSTEM? GPAEE GLOBALCON Luncheon March 18, 2015

WHAT IS A MICROGRID? MICROGRID DEFINITION A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources Clearly defined electrical boundaries and acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid Connects to and disconnects from the grid and able to operate in both grid-connected or island-mode

MICROGRIDS: BASIC TO ADVANCED Source: Sandia National Labs Energy Surety Microgrid TM

THE NEED FOR POWER RESILIENCY Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

MICROGRID DRIVERS Microgrids Combined Heat and Power Ancillary Services Cost Effective DER Improved Resilience Advanced Power Electronics Demand Response Energy Arbitrage Reduce Peak Loads

MICROGRID PANELISTS Community –Caleb Stratton, City of Hoboken Transit System –John Geitner, New Jersey Transit University Campus –Kurt Bresser, Temple University Commercial/Industrial Campus –Rudy Terry, The Navy Yard

THE CITY OF HOBOKEN - COMMUNITY MICROGRID

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT “TRANSIT GRID” New Jersey's public transportation corporation The nation's third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit Provides nearly 223 million passenger trips each year Fleet consists of: –2,027 buses –711 trains –45 light rail vehicles

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT “TRANSIT GRID” To service the critical area, the designed microgrid would consist of the following generation elements: ~104MW gas-fired electric power generating plant ~ 7MW of distributed generation, including fuel cells and combined heat and power ~5MW of solar generation New transmission and distribution infrastructure will be constructed; other existing key infrastructure will be hardened Electric vehicles will be deployed to maximize energy storage

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – CAMPUS MICROGRID Main Campus –7.1 million sq. ft. urban campus –118 acres –31,500 students –4,100 employees Master Plan Update in 2014

THE NAVY YARD SMART ENERGY CAMPUS

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – CAMPUS MICROGRID Campus Electricity Demands –23 MW Peak Demand –Over 110 million kWh Annual Generation Plant Operations –Standby power to critical loads on campus –DR revenue opportunities –Cost Savings on Peak Load Costs

THE NAVY YARD SMART ENERGY CAMPUS 1200 acre office, R&D, industrial, and manufacturing campus Over 140 companies and 3 Navy activities More than 11,000 employees Currently 7 million SF, plans for 6 million additional SF $700+ million of private investment 28 MW demand growing to 50 MW

THE NAVY YARD SMART ENERGY CAMPUS

Currently in Phase 1 implementation of 10 year Energy Master Plan Smart Metering and Smart Substation Network Operations Center (NOC) 6MW Distributed Generation Plant Up to 1MW of PV and Battery Storage Developing “islanding” capability Awarded Microgrid Controller Grant from DoE with Alstom Grid

Questions WHY DO I WANT A MICROGRID FOR MY COMMUNITY, CAMPUS, OR TRANSIT SYSTEM?