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Chicago: #microgrid Cluster

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ComEd Wins Approval for the
. . . 1st utility-scale microgrid cluster in the nation, a
. . . $25 million project, expected to demonstrate,
. . . an eventual retooling of today’s centralized electric system, into a
. . . "Grid-of-Microgrids."

“By connecting with the IIT microgrid,
. . . we’ll learn how to integrate microgrids with renewable energy resources, and
. . . how to maximize the value of the interaction between 2 microgrids.
It’s an important step,
. . . forward in our effort to develop a more:
. . . . . . secure,
. . . . . . resilient, and
. . . . . . reliable distribution system in the future.”

The microgrid, will directly serve about
. . . 1,060 residential, commercial, and small industrial customers, in the
. . . Bronzeville area of Chicago’s South Side.

3-3-2018 Source:  Chicago: #Microgrid cluster


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