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Technical Articles & Case Studies
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Case Study
Turning a Town Hall into a Microgrid
Read on: Turning a Town Hall into a MicrogridMt. Hood Town Hall is a community gathering place in the Upper Hood River Valley. It acts as a recycling center, community meals distribution hub, middle-school classroom, a venue for special public events, and a relief center during emergencies. Originally built in 1914 and owned by Hood River County, the facility is a registered historic building.
Due to its geography, Hood River County faces unique outage-inducing events including wildfires, ice storms, earthquakes, high temperatures, and high winds. Much attention was drawn to this in 2018, when the Hood River County Energy Plan was adopted, making energy resilience a top priority.
Fast forward to September 2023: With a specific site for a microgrid in mind and a list of resiliency goals in hand, Hood River County received a grant from the Oregon Department of Energy’s Community Renewable Energy Grant Program to fully fund a microgrid feasibility study for the proposed project.
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Codes and StandardsBESS Maximum Allowable Quantities at the C&I scale
Read on: BESS Maximum Allowable Quantities at the C&I scaleWhen installing a battery energy storage system (BESS) in a behind-the-meter project, what is the maximum size allowed in a single fire area? For the vast majority of commercial and industrial (C&I) BESS projects, say 100 kWh to 10 MW…
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Engineering Best PracticesCase Study: Building Solar-plus-Storage for a Multipurpose Arena
Read on: Case Study: Building Solar-plus-Storage for a Multipurpose ArenaWhen you’re planning a 7,500-seat arena in an area with high electricity rates and a lot of sunshine, it’s a good idea to start thinking about solar panels and storage systems. That’s exactly what the team behind Frontwave Arena did…
