WiredInUSA March 2016

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Showcasing power systems

Schneider Electric is to build a microgrid system at its Boston One campus to develop, test and demonstrate its microgrid energy management solutions. The system will include a 400kW photovoltaic system, and is expected to begin generating by fall of this year. The microgrid will be deployed using a new business model that does not require any capital investment. Beyond saving the company nearly 5 percent on electricity costs at the site in its first year, the microgrid will offer power resiliency in the event of a power loss from the local utility. “The Boston One campus was built to showcase the connectivity, sustainability, efficiency, reliability and safety innovations at the heart of Schneider Electric,” said Laurent Vernerey, president andCEOof Schneider Electric’s North American operations. “Deploying

Schneider Electric technologies across the Boston One campus creates a living laboratory at our North American R&D hub that will drive global innovation in efficiency and energy management solutions.” The system uses Schneider Electric photovoltaic inverters that convert direct current, from the solar modules, to alternating current that can be used by the facility for power. It will store electricity using EcoBlade, the company’s energy storage system powered by lithium-ion batteries. EcoBlade can be integrated into Schneider Electric solutions for electricity using the StruxureWare™ suite of cloud-based software.

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