Networked Microgrids
Commercializing the orchestration of networked microgrids with Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Project Summary
Partners
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy
Sites
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Grid Research Innovation and Development Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Commissioned
2025
Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and New Sun Road were selected for a Department of Energy (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund award to commercialize the Microgrid Orchestrator, a control technology that optimizes the performance of networked microgrids. A hardware-in-the-loop demonstration was used to validate the performance and benefits of the Microgrid Orchestrator embedded within the Stellar Microgrid OS™ energy management platform.
Results
During grid-connected operation, networking the microgrids reduced the customer’s total operating cost by 11%. During islanded operation, networking the microgrids allowed the customer to experience a 20% average uptime improvement.
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