fact sheet microgrid - resilience for critical facilities · long beach’s joint command and...
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PurposeThe Port of Long Beach is planning a zero-emissions future in which electricity will play a critical role. The portwide electrical load is expected to quadruple, creating a potential strain on the utility grid. Microgrids — systems of on-site power generation, storage, and controls that are capable of isolating from the grid — could protect marine terminals against grid failures, avoiding millions of dollars in damages to the local, state and national economy.
A microgrid project at the Port of Long Beach’s Joint Command and Control Center will allow the Port to learn about design, installation and operation of microgrid systems and share this knowledge with other industrial users in California. Benefits of the project include lower energy costs, greater reliability, power resilience during emergencies, enhanced cyber security and environmental benefits associated with renewable power generation.
The California Energy Commission awarded a $5 million grant for the $7 million project, which should be operational by mid-2020.
A 12-month data-gathering period follows project commissioning, after which the Port will report on project benefits and challenges.
Project Components• Install a 300-kilowatt solar
carport over the JCCC parking lot
• Install an Energy Control Center that includes microgrid controls and a 670-kilowatt-hour stationary battery energy storage system
• Integrate a 220-kilowatt-hour microgrid-extending mobile battery energy storage system
• Compile and analyze 12 months of performance data
• Work with Long Beach City College and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to strengthen local workforce development and training initiatives and provide paid on-the-job training to apprentices during construction
• Provide education to and share information with other California seaports about the benefits of microgrids
• Develop a “lessons learned” document to support replicability at other facilities
Partners California Energy Commission
Schneider Electric
Long Beach City College
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
California Community Colleges
Southern California Edison
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Electric Power Research Institute
Advanced Power and Energy Program, University of California at Irvine
The Grant Farm
ContactFor more information, contact POLB Manager of Sustainable Practices Christine Houston at 562-283-7100 or [email protected].
Fact Sheet
Microgrid - Resilience for Critical Facilities
4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 | www.polb.com August 2018