Utility Managed Distributed Energy Resources Intelligent Community

Lead Performer: PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain Power – Portland, OR
Partners:
-- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) – Richland, WA
-- Open Systems International Inc. – Medina, MN
-- Utah State University – Logan, UT
-- Utah Transit Authority – Salt Lake City, UT
-- Packsize International - Salt Lake City, UT
-- GIV Group – Salt Lake City, UT
-- Wasatch Energy Group – Draper, UT
-- Sonnen Batteries
DOE Total Funding: $6,500,000
Cost Share: $3,000,000
Project Term: August 1, 2022 – July 31, 2027
Funding Type: Connected Communities FOA Award

Project Objective

PacifiCorp will work with PNNL, Utah State University, Wasatch Energy Group, GIV Group, Utah Transit Authority, Packsize International, Open Systems International, and Sonnen to establish a program to manage solar photovoltaic, batteries, electric vehicle charging in a diverse community of all-electric buildings and a mass transit transportation center, equipped with the latest market-leading efficient technologies to optimize their collective energy use and provide grid services at scale. The buildings include a suburban apartment complex, a complex of mixed-use retail and apartments, a university lab and office building with a microgrid, a mass transit transportation center, a manufacturing building, and a residential home.

Project Impact 

This transactive control and coordination of energy supply and demand will: (1) deliver improved energy efficiency, (2) increase the capacity of buildings to host distributed renewable energy resources and provide flexibility for the grid, (3) reduce building operating costs, and (4) enhance reliability and resiliency of the nation’s electric grid.

Contacts

DOE Technology Manager: Brian Walker
Lead Performer: Srinivas Katipamula