Town-Sized Microgrids Supplement Main Grid

摘要

In december 2014, it was announced that GE Global Research, GE Energy Consulting, National Grid (a utility in the Northeast), the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Clarkson University (Potsdam, N.Y.) were forming a partnership in a research project to develop an enhanced microgrid control system (eMCS) designed to improve the reliability and resiliency of electric delivery to the Village of Potsdam, which is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and prone to ice storms that can damage utility lines and other above-ground power infrastructure.