Islanding a Microgrid

This video was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). Distributed energy resources on a campus can interact with one another to supply power to buildings, even if the serving utility’s grid goes down. This animation simulates grid-connected and islanded energy flows among distributed energy resources at a military base. With a diverse set of distributed energy resources (such as solar PV, wind, energy storage, generators, and others), any campus can use a microgrid to manage and sustain building energy loads for a significant period of time. Learn more about NREL’s work with resilient energy systems at https://www.nrel.gov/energy-solutions/resilient-systems.html. Learn how FEMP helps agencies plan distributed energy resource projects for resilience at https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/distributed-energy-resources-resilience.