中國儲能網(wǎng)訊：Xcel為明尼蘇達大型工商業(yè)客戶推出基于微電網(wǎng)的彈性服務(wù)
Xcel launches microgrid-based resiliency service for large Minnesota commercial, industrial customers
April 26, 2023
Xcel 推出的“Empower Resiliency”業(yè)務(wù)使包括傳統(tǒng)發(fā)電機、可再生能源和儲能在內(nèi)的本地發(fā)電資源具備了服務(wù)屬性，使其在市場機制下起到優(yōu)化資源配置和重塑微電網(wǎng)商業(yè)價值的作用。
該計劃旨在為需要“服務(wù)的可靠性高于一般標準”的客戶。
The Empower Resiliency program is aimed at customers requiring “higher-than-standard service reliability,” according to the utility.
Xcel Energy本周一表示，經(jīng)過明尼蘇達州公共事業(yè)委員會的批準，該公司已將微電網(wǎng)開發(fā)服務(wù)擴展到該州的大型商業(yè)和工業(yè)客戶。
Xcel Energy has expanded its microgrid development service to large commercial and industrial customers in Minnesota, following approval from the state’s Public Utilities Commission, the company said Monday.
Xcel負責(zé)客戶解決方案和創(chuàng)新的副總裁Emmett Romine在一份聲明中表示：“該項目極大地降低了需要彈性資產(chǎn)的客戶的前期成本，并為操作和維護這些系統(tǒng)提供了廣泛的支持，因此如果需要，此項目將可用?！?
“This program greatly reduces the upfront cost for customers who would benefit from resiliency assets and provides our extensive support to operate and maintain these systems, so they are available if they are needed,” Emmett Romine, Xcel vice president of customer solutions and innovation, said in a statement.
該項目名為“Empower Resiliency”，旨在為需要“服務(wù)的可靠性高于一般標準”的客戶。通過該項目，Xcel將為客戶持有、安裝、操作和維護微電網(wǎng)資產(chǎn)，包括電池儲能、可再生能源和備用發(fā)電機。
The offering, named Empower Resiliency, is aimed at customers requiring “higher-than-standard service reliability,” according to the utility. Through the program, Xcel will own, install, operate and maintain microgrid assets, including battery storage, renewable energy and back-up generators, for the customer.
Xcel稱，它已經(jīng)提供了99.9%的電力可靠性，但一些客戶需要更高水平的服務(wù)，通常在沒有現(xiàn)場設(shè)備的情況下，無法提供這些服務(wù)。該公用事業(yè)公司表示，它提供了一個“一站式彈性解決方案和前期資本”，讓客戶可以隨時間支付改善的費用。
Xcel says it already offers 99.9% power reliability but that some customers require higher levels of service that often cannot be delivered without on-site equipment. The utility says it provides a “turnkey resiliency solution and upfront capital,” allowing customers to pay for the improvements over time.
“Empower Resiliency”項目已經(jīng)在威斯康星州落地，今年1月，Xcel宣布與貝菲爾德縣達成協(xié)議，開發(fā)一個微電網(wǎng)為該縣監(jiān)獄和法院供電。官員表示，由于天氣變得更加極端，必要的服務(wù)需要維護。
The Empower Resiliency program was already offered in Wisconsin, and in January Xcel announced a deal with Bayfield County to develop a microgrid to power the county jail and courthouse. Officials say essential services need to be maintained as weather has become more extreme.
貝菲爾德縣管理員Mark Abeles-Allison告訴威斯康星公共廣播電臺，此資源即服務(wù)的形式還將 “在長期停電的情況下為該縣的公眾設(shè)施提供電力服務(wù)”。
The microgrid will also allow the county to “serve as a resource for the public if there’s a long-term outage,” Bayfield County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison told Wisconsin Public Radio.
該項目和Xcel的服務(wù)反映了一個不斷增長的趨勢：根據(jù)Wood Mackenzie二月的一份分析，美國微電網(wǎng)市場預(yù)計將以每年19%的速度擴大到2027年。微電網(wǎng)市場在2022年第三季度達到了10 GW，其中7 GW已經(jīng)投入運營，其余部分處于規(guī)劃或建設(shè)階段，該公司表示。
The project and Xcel’s offering reflects a growing trend: The U.S. market for microgrids is expected to expand 19% annually through 2027, according to a February analysis from Wood Mackenzie. The microgrid market reached 10 GW in the third quarter of 2022 with 7 GW already in operation and the rest in planning or construction stages, according to the firm.
