Green Charge Networks’ California Schools Energy Storage Project Wins ESNA 2015 Innovation Award
Energy Storage Industry’s Top Honor Recognizes Green Charge’s 20 MWhs of
behind-the-meter energy storage
For the second year in a row Green
Charge Networks, the largest provider of commercial energy storage
in the US, won the 2015 Energy Storage North America (ESNA) Innovation
Award. The award announced Wednesday evening was given to Green Charge
for their 20MWh California Schools and Utility Trust program. Green
Charge is working with a California statewide network of K-12 schools
and school districts, community colleges, state universities and
utilities to reduce energy costs and streamline utility programs through
a single point of contact. The total estimated savings is $6.75M to all
ten schools/districts. ESNA is the largest and most influential
gathering of policy, technology and market leaders in energy storage.
“Recognition by our colleagues at ESNA for vision, leadership and
achievements is significant,” said Vic Shao CEO at Green Charge. “Our
partnership with California schools and utilities showcases new business
opportunities by collaborating across both sides of the meter and
demonstrates how energy storage can increase our customers’ energy
savings by participating in utility programs.”
Green Charge began installations in 2014, with California State
University, Fullerton, Butte Community College, and Peralta Community
College District. Schools have a load profile well-suited to the demand
response needs of the utilities. With the rise in solar, utilities
struggle in the afternoon and evening hours to ramp-up capacity. School
buildings peak around lunchtime, with loads dropping after school hours
- when the distribution grid is in need. In summertime when the
distribution grid sees its peak, schools are not in session and the
storage systems are fully available. Green Charge has provided schools
with tremendous value and many of them are expanding/upsizing their
deployments. GCN is collaborating with utilities on demand response
programs to maximize utilization and efficiencies. The 20 MWh Program is
a scalable economic model serving the needs for both sides of the meter.
The Oak Park district in Ventura County recently installed its energy
storage system and plans on integrating with an education program to
increase awareness of renewable energy. Mountain View Los Altos school
district has installed 1.08 MWh of energy storage at two campuses.
Construction and installation of additional projects in Southern
California are currently taking place and expected to go live in 2016.
Green Charge’s California schools & Utilities Trust Program is a model
for the future of grid scale energy storage deployments. Green Charge is
providing a network of installations that is the first in the world to
collaborate across both sides of the meter providing demand charge
reduction at no cost to the host customer and with no operational
impact. Green Charge is working to establish the effectiveness and
reliability of behind-the-meter energy storage systems for demand
response and to develop, implement, and prove the capabilities of
customer-sited storage for grid services. All schools have the ability
to respond to the utilities’ DR calls providing localized and grid-wide
benefits during emergency grid conditions.
About Energy Storage North America
ESNA is North America’s largest energy storage conference and
exposition, recognized and recommended for its focus on projects,
customers, and deal making. ESNA is part of the Energy
Storage World conference series, which also includes Energy Storage
Europe, Energy Storage China, Energy Storage India, and Energy Storage
Summit Japan. ESNA is produced by Messe Düsseldorf in association with Strategen
Consulting.
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and #ESNA2015.
About Green Charge Networks
Green Charge provides the easiest way to save energy costs for
commercial and industrial businesses, municipalities and schools. Our
award-winning solution delivers industry leading savings, up to 50
percent in demand charges. Green Charge provides risk-free
shared-savings energy storage and software that time-shifts power use,
and optimizes electric vehicle charging, solar and energy efficiency
measures. Founded in 2009 Green Charge is headquartered in Santa Clara,
Calif., with offices in NYC and San Diego. For more information, visit www.GreenCharge.Net
or follow us on Twitter @GreenChargeNet.
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