The Alstom Grid demonstration project was designed to efficiently integrate distributed and renewable energy resources into the electric grid.
Its objective is to help DoE reach its Smart Grid Targets for 2030:
- A 20% reduction in the US electricity peak demand;
- A 100% availability to serve critical loads at all times (and a complementary range of reliability services for other loads); and
- A 40% improvement in system efficiency; and an increase to a 20% share of the US electricity capacity coming from distributed and renewable energy sources (200GW).
The demonstration project will use Alstom Grid’s e-terradistribution Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS), said to enhance the distribution grid’s reliability and efficiency while minimizing end user outages.
Alstom Grid will develop models and analytical tools for integrating multiple types of distributed energy resources (wind, solar, electrical vehicles, energy storage), while monitoring information from several distributed interfaces such as smart meters, advanced sensors and telecoms, across the distribution grid.
The Smart Grid project will be implemented with Alstom Grid’s ecosystem of partners, including utilities, laboratories and universities such as Duke Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington and University of Connecticut.