Ameresco to install 5-MW solar, 11.6-MWh storage space project for united state Coast Guard

• Ameresco has been contracted by the united state Coast Guard to set up a solar + storage space system at the Coast Guard's biggest west coast training facility, Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma. This will be the first battery project for the Coast Guard and the biggest solar project for the Dept. of Homeland Security.

TRACEN Petaluma encounters a variety of energy security and resiliency obstacles native to the island to the climate and regional power framework in northern California. Due to the consistency and severity of weather condition events and energy disturbances influencing the website, the Coast Guard competitively picked Ameresco in February 2021 to fast-track growth of an extensive power cost savings efficiency agreement to enhance the website's electrical framework and resiliency position.

The microgrid will certainly incorporate existing dispersed back-up generators with a brand-new 5-MW solar array and an 11.6-MWh energy storage system to power the whole site in case of a loss of utility. Planned renovations additionally include the release of new power distribution transformers, wise controls in 10 structures throughout campus, LED lighting improvements for over 8,000 fixtures, installment of new electric vehicle billing facilities and heating, air flow, and cooling (HVAC) tools upgrades.

" This agreement award makes it possible for connection of procedures in a setting of unpredictable environment hazards and will certainly boost Training Center Petaluma's significance throughout the region, while sustaining our Coast Guard mission-ready complete labor force," stated Capt. Steven Ramassini, regulating officer for the training school.

" Addressing the advancing needs of the Coast Guard means that we need to look beyond simply utilizing traditional straight appropriations. The use of energy efficiency agreements permits the Coast Guard to resolve essential infrastructure improvements in a timeframe that would be unreachable with normal approaches and offers holistic remedies to complicated concerns. Leveraging collaborations and locating unique solutions is exactly how the Coast Guard has the ability to complete objective crucial enhancements with our restricted sources," notes Rear Adm. Carola List, Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics, and the Coast Guard's chief engineer.

As soon as completed, Training Center Petaluma will certainly understand a price financial savings of more than $1.2 million in the first year alone. The project will certainly also reduce the site's annual electrical power and propane usage by 8.7 million kWh and 50.8 kgal, respectively.

" We are so recognized to lead the layout and advancement of this historical project for the United States Coast Guard," said Nicole Bulgarino, executive vice head of state, Ameresco. "The upgrades described incorporate power performance and clean onsite energy with innovative microgrid controls and significantly improve the training center's energy resiliency. The ended up project will establish a strong precedent for future Federal renewable generation and battery storage space projects."

Building on the project is readied to begin in October 2021 and reach completion by Fall 2023.