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Con Edison Project Will Develop Microgrid Applications for New York Metro Area

Feb. 26, 2014
Smarter Grid Solutions has won its first contract in the U.S. energy sector.

Smarter Grid Solutions has won its first contract in the U.S. energy sector. The company will work with Con Edison to develop technologies to increase the resiliency of the electrical grid during a variety of potential contingencies and emergencies, such as weather-related power outages, and supporting the increased connection of distributed energy resources. The project will be delivered in collaboration with partners NYU Poly and the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress.

The project win was announced by the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo, as part of the Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Smart Grid Program, funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

The project will investigate how distributed energy resources (DER), including microgrids, can be integrated by Con Edison to increase resilience. It will look at two target areas of the electrical distribution grid within Con Edison’s service territory. The assignment will include grid analysis and gathering stakeholder input to create recommendations on how power systems technologies - including Active Network Management - can be used to create future smart grid and smart city infrastructure through the facilitation of microgrids.

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