Microgrids + Ports = Demand Flexibility & Energy Security

The ports turning to microgrids: Long Beach, San Diego & Los Angeles

The fact sheet of Long Beach’s Microgrid:

• $7.1 million
• required a variance from the Utilities Commission
• 300-kilowatt carport solar photovoltaic array
• 330 kilowatts of stationary battery storage
• first-of-its-kind 250-kilowatt mobile battery energy storage system
• $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC), a ratepayer-funded energy innovation research and development program.

Greentech Media | California Ports Turn to Microgrids for Energy Security, Demand Flexibility