How much does a microgrid cost?
Or as S&C Electric’s David Chiesa puts it: “If you’ve seen one microgrid you’ve seen one microgrid.” So there is no quick and simple price to give a prospective customer. Sources we’ve interviewed cite project proposals as low as $250,000 to as high as $100 million. Generation typically accounts for most of the cost.
Does Hitachi have a financial sweet spot for microgrids?
Hitachi has a found a financial sweet spot for microgrids sized between 1.5 MW and 40 MW that include CHP, solar photovoltaics and energy storage. The best savings typically accrue in areas of the country where utility costs are high – which explains in part the large amount of microgrid activity in the Northeast.
Is a microgrid more expensive than a small solar array?
True, larger microgrids will likely be more expensive than smaller microgrids — but in gross terms, not necessarily on a per kilowatt basis. In fact, generation for a very small microgrid tends to cost more per kilowatt than a comparable larger version. For example, a 50-kW solar array is more expensive per kilowatt than 1-MW solar array.
What is the highest microgrid?
The highest microgrid in operation now is a Level 5. An example is the Oncor microgrid that S&C Electric helped build with a team of several other companies. The highest microgrid in planning is a Level 6, which opens the door to a grid of microgrids, where microgrids can interact with each other and share resources.
What is a level 6 microgrid?
The highest microgrid in planning is a Level 6, which opens the door to a grid of microgrids, where microgrids can interact with each other and share resources. A controller for a Level 6 microgrid is now under development by Commonwealth Edison.
How many levels of microgrid sophistication are there?
S&C has identified six different levels of microgrid sophistication, stepping up from the simplest which has only a back-up generator to the most advanced microgrid with multiple forms of generation, energy storage, sophisticated controller capabilities and even the ability to coordinate multiple microgrids. (See chart.)
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