This technical domain will include analysis of transmission, distribution, and microgrids with the focus of addressing grid resilience planning across Puerto Rico. Specific activities will include assessments of proposed transmission and distribution projects, including:
- Transmission line upgrades
- New energy generation
- Substation relocation
- Distribution system hardening
- Distribution automation
Specific activities include:
Integrated Risk-Based Technical Assistance Supporting Transmission and Distribution System Recovery Investment Decisions in Puerto Rico
PNNL and SNL are collaborating to provide integrated technical resilience analysis of transmission, distribution, and microgrids to support grid resilience planning across Puerto Rico. This work focuses on conducting resilience assessment of proposed transmission and distribution projects, including transmission line upgrades, new generation, proposed substation relocation, distribution system hardening, distribution automation, and microgrids.
The PNNL and SNL teams are using and configuring tools applied previously to Puerto Rico for:
- Transmission resilience (Dynamic Contingency Analysis Tool)
- Distribution resilience (Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System)
- Community resilience for microgrids (ReNCAT).
The three tools will factor in results from each other to obtain the integrated analysis of proposed investments.
Analyzing the Potential for DERs and Demand Response to Provide Resilience, Flexibility, and Consumer Benefits
NREL is developing scenarios of solar and storage adoption in Puerto Rico using NREL's Distributed Generation Market Demand model and Puerto Rico Energy Efficiency Scenario Analysis Tool (PREESAT), a spreadsheet tool developed to analyze the potential for DERs and demand response to provide resilience, flexibility, and consumer benefits.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Water and Wastewater Plants
NREL is conducting modeling and analysis of resilience of wastewater treatment plants to power outages to identify opportunities to increase resilience and ensure safe water conditions.