HSGS-Ameresco to mount 700-kW solar + storage space microgrid at White Sands Missile Range
- HSGS-Ameresco, a joint venture accredited as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the Small Business Administration as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), revealed that it has actually been granted a contract to mount a microgrid system at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the Department of Defense's largest al fresco armed forces test center in New Mexico.
The new microgrid system is for numerous of the base's potable water wells and is developed to consist of a new 700-kW solar PV array, a 500-kW natural gas generator as well as a 500-kW battery energy storage system. The system is created to offer 2 week of power to energize the water wells in case of a power failure, sustaining essential missions at the Army Research Lab, Material Test Directorate, fire department and a Fort Bliss power projection platform.
" We are delighted to apply this project to enhance the reliability of WSMR's power system," said Dave McNeil, head of state as well as chief executive officer of HSGS-Ameresco. "This varied service collection will enhance the base's power and water strength, so that it is no more dependent on a single resource of power."
The extent of the project additionally features updated electrical panels, transformers as well as controls; a fiber optic communication line, an emergency alarm system, meters, cyber safety measures, anti-terrorism steps as well as safety and security secure fencing, to name a few. HSGS-Ameresco will provide all supervision, labor, materials, tools, products as well as transportation necessary to perform the microgrid project.
" We're thrilled to have actually been picked as a partner on this project for a site that is so essential to our nationwide safety," said Nicole Bulgarino, executive VP, Ameresco. "This microgrid system is made to make it possible for the base to offer continual power throughout a loss of utility occasion for wells on site that provide essential supply of water to the setup."
Building and construction is set to begin in December 2022 and is anticipated to reach completion by late 2023.
