city of fort collins, co rdsi secure microgrid demonstration project
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City of Fort Collins, CO RDSI Secure Microgrid Demonstration Project. 2013 National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid July 11, 2013 Washington, DC . Community Profile . 53 sq miles Population: 131,000 Median age 29.4 yrs. 48.2% 4+ yrs. of college 280 m of bike trails - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
City of Fort Collins, CORDSI Secure Microgrid Demonstration Project
2013 National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid
July 11, 2013Washington, DC
Community Profile • 53 sq miles• Population: 131,000• Median age 29.4 yrs.• 48.2% 4+ yrs. of college• 280 m of bike trails• 300 days of sunshine• Fort Collins Utility:
– 62,000 homes and businesses– Nearly all underground system
City of Fort Collins Energy Policy
• Energy Policy• 1.5% energy savings• Reduce system peak by 5% by 2015 / 10% by 2020• Develop renewable resources to meet the Colorado
Renewable Energy Standard • Provide Highly reliable electric service
• Comprehensive Plan Policy• Remain at the forefront of Smart Grid technologies and
participate in Research and Development partnerships.
RDSI Background – Fort Collins
• DOE awarded $6.3M; local entities contributed $5.1M.• City of Fort Collins is project lead.
Main Goals: Demonstrate coordinated
system of mixed Distributed Energy Resources
Intentional islanding Reduce peak load by
>20% - 30% (>3.5 MW)
FortZED/RDSI Project Sites and Resources
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Project Total- 4,010 kW Generation- 760 kW Load Shed
2011 Demonstration Summary
14% reduction across 2 feeders (~2.3 MW) & 25% reduction across 1 feeder (~2.0 MW)
Maximum Generation: 1,950 kWDispatchable: gensetsNon-dispatchable: PV, steam
plant generatorMaximum Load Shed: 550 kW
Smart Grid: RDSI
Demonstration Results
RDSI Secure Microgrid Demonstration Project
• Demonstrate – intentional islanding of a portion of the Utility
distribution system as a microgrid.– value of microgrids in peak load management.– advanced Cyber security solutions for microgrid
operations
Microgrid Resources
• Colorado State University – Engines and Energy Conversion Lab– 50-80 kW Load– 240 kW Diesel Generation
• City of Fort Collins – Northside Aztlan Recreation Center- 80-140 kW Load- 50 kW PV Generation
RDSI Microgrid Architecture
Some Issues And Questions
• Distributed Systems Management - Coordination and Communication– Who pushes the button?
• Governance & Risk Management• Cyber Security – Multiple systems & networks.• Regulatory
Thank you• Questions?