UTILITY-SCALE MICROGRID
ADVANTAGES
USM Benefits
- The USM will increase overall resiliency to the local utility system.
- Acts as a quick response resource to help balance the grid when needed.
- It is a market based solution.
- Provides for a quick deployment timeline.
- Utilizes proven technology.
- It is commercially scalable.
- Addresses the siting issue for generation in distribution grid.
- Scalable and repeatable across Texas.
- Solves water reliability requirements under SB3.
- Addresses a City’s immediate need for reliability at their wastewater treatment plants.
- It is privately owned, maintained and operated.
- Demonstrates proactive leadership to improve and mitigate risks to the public while enhancing Texas’s global brand.