中国储能网讯：Xcel为明尼苏达大型工商业客户推出基于微电网的弹性服务

  Xcel launches microgrid-based resiliency service for large Minnesota commercial, industrial customers

  April 26, 2023

  该计划旨在为需要“服务的可靠性高于一般标准”的客户。

  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，经过明尼苏达州公共事业委员会的批准，该公司已将微电网开发服务扩展到该州的大型商业和工业客户。

  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负责客户解决方案和创新的副总裁Emmett Romine在一份声明中表示：“该项目极大地降低了需要弹性资产的客户的前期成本，并为操作和维护这些系统提供了广泛的支持，因此如果需要，此项目将可用。”

  “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.

  该项目名为“Empower Resiliency”，旨在为需要“服务的可靠性高于一般标准”的客户。通过该项目，Xcel将为客户持有、安装、操作和维护微电网资产，包括电池储能、可再生能源和备用发电机。

  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称，它已经提供了99.9%的电力可靠性，但一些客户需要更高水平的服务，通常在没有现场设备的情况下，无法提供这些服务。该公用事业公司表示，它提供了一个“一站式弹性解决方案和前期资本”，让客户可以随时间支付改善的费用。

  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”项目已经在威斯康星州落地，今年1月，Xcel宣布与贝菲尔德县达成协议，开发一个微电网为该县监狱和法院供电。官员表示，由于天气变得更加极端，必要的服务需要维护。

  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.

  贝菲尔德县管理员Mark Abeles-Allison告诉威斯康星公共广播电台，此资源即服务的形式还将 “在长期停电的情况下为该县的公众设施提供电力服务”。

  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.

  该项目和Xcel的服务反映了一个不断增长的趋势：根据Wood Mackenzie二月的一份分析，美国微电网市场预计将以每年19%的速度扩大到2027年。微电网市场在2022年第三季度达到了10 GW，其中7 GW已经投入运营，其余部分处于规划或建设阶段，该公司表示。

  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.