D13 - Microgrids Boost Sustainability, Energy Resilience for Manufacturing Operations

This poster will examine how a microgrid project at Eaton’s Arecibo manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico will incorporate solar PV and battery storage to generate 60 percent of local electricity needs – while reducing carbon footprint, minimizing demand on local energy infrastructure and improving energy resilience.

Building owners, renewable developers and integrators alike will discover how the microgrid is designed to share clean energy back onto Puerto Rico’s electrical grid during periods of excess generation. Further, attendees will discover how microgrid control technology can balance where, when and how electricity is consumed to ensure resiliency for the site during normal operation and grid outage events.

Additionally, using Eaton’s Puerto Rico case study as a visual example, attendees will learn how microgrid technology works for commercial and industrial applications — enabling resilience while advancing sustainability and strengthening regional infrastructure, with anticipated results including:
 Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 4,500 metric tons, equivalent to the carbon sequestered by approximately 5,400 acres of forests in the US each year.
 Reduced electricity costs by an estimated 7% to 10% (totaling nearly $5.6M in energy savings over a 20-year period) with local power generation.
 Increased sustainable energy production enabled by intelligent microgrid controls, even when the local grid is offline.