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By Lior Handelsman, founder and VP of marketing and product strategy of SolarEdge

Our energy world is undergoing a radical transformation as we change the way we consume and generate energy. Renewables, including solar, while currently contributing only 2{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} of world electricity consumption, are becoming an increasingly larger portion of the energy equation making up 70{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} of new capacity in 2017. At the same time, a large number of traditional coal-based power plants are being retired which means renewables occupy a larger portion of the production capacity, rendering the grid less stable and predictable than when running on 24/7 fossil fuel consumption. As our energy generation is transitioning, so too are our consumption patterns as more people embrace the entrance of IoT devices, smart homes and electric vehicles. This means that the electric grid requires new flexible solutions to support this new era of energy generation and production. In order to implement a flexible grid, there are a number of factors that need to be considered.

Through the aforementioned transformation, overall energy generation based on solar energy will more closely follow the PV bell curve versus the duck curve which is solely based on energy demand. This will have a number of effects on how energy is managed at the macro level. Since solar energy is intermittent and consumption patterns differ from production patterns, the base load needs to instantly ramp up and down. Since this ramping up and down is particularly burdensome on the grid, there needs to be a means to shift demand and supply patterns so they are more aligned throughout the day. This is because some of the peak energy demand times are not at the same time as standard PV generation. It will be the role of distributed battery storage and water heaters to ensure that energy is available during the times it is most needed and used. Equally, consumption patterns will shift according to the time of PV production, thanks to smart energy management. This includes household loads and EV charging. Given the large diversity of different loads and distributed energy resources, any solution designed to support the grid will need to support a very diverse load mix in order to offer maximum flexibility.

Any deployed solution for grid management needs to offer affordable control configuration. Just as much of the world is moving from hardware-based control to cloud-based for cost savings, so too should any grid management tool. Hardware or on-premise solutions have many hidden costs beyond the original cost of the hardware itself, such as installation, maintenance, upgrades/replacements and additional data links. The main costs with cloud-based solutions are incurred from the initial licensing fees and any setup or integration charges. The cost-effectiveness of cloud-based solutions compared to local-control systems accelerates the adoption rate of new technology and improves its ROI, which will enable the grid to catch up to the new energy reality.

Inexpensive, available and reliable communication is an additional key requirement for any type of grid solution to be able to communicate and control all distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar PV systems, storage, EV chargers and more. The most common communication methods for DERs are ethernet and cellular network. The prices of both broadband and mobile data are declining while their coverage and reliability are improving. With this strong communication infrastructure in place, any grid solution should leverage these communication networks. Also key in terms of communication is the ability to communicate with a variety of different types of systems, interfaces and protocols. This type of interoperability is key for integrating PV, EVs, batteries, thermostats, sensors, switches, capacitors and water heaters into one control platform.

Just as machine learning, partial autonomy and artificial intelligence are becoming a larger part of our everyday lives, so too should they be integrated into energy control platforms. Advanced analytics and machine learning can help plan for more flexibility and increase predictability to enable PV generation and load forecasting. In addition, there are certain types of events that need a fast frequency response and require local autonomy or grid-edge computing. When controlled by platforms with partial autonomy, our grid can become increasingly efficient, flexible and smart.

While a distributed grid can offer more security, especially against a physical attack, it can also allow for additional access posts. This coupled with cloud-based systems requires a new level of cyber protection. Cyber security needs to be implemented at all levels — inverter, IoT, server and platform — in order to protect the grid. The flexibility of any given solution must not compromise its security.

There are already a number of flexible grid services solutions available in the market. However, many of these solutions are missing one of the key links between this high-level solution and its implementation — the solar inverter. The PV inverter should serve as the linchpin that connects all of the distributed energy resources with any grid platform. Smart inverters are well positioned to provide the required systematic flexibility, such as grid sensing, smart energy management, cellular/ethernet communications, and advanced computing and memory capabilities. With PV inverters being the link to a smarter grid, it is reasonable to assume that their progress will lead the evolution of the entire grid.

August 6, 2018John Weaver

In 2017 the University of Minnesota released a study – Modernizing Minnesota’s Grid: An Economic Analysis of Energy Storage Opportunities – projecting that solar+storage would be more cost competitive than a natural gas peaker plant in 2018 (a quick reminder that it is more than halfway through 2018).

In the document (page 42) Connexus Energy put forth their logic for solar+storage to offset peak demand. The utility found that a majority of members were willing to pay up to 5{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} more for their electricity for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. When they combined this with the demand charge offset that comes from solar+storage, the economics made sense, specifically for the utility. And now, as a result of an economic analysis, the utility has broken ground on two solar+energy storage facilities.

Connexus Energy is based in Ramsey, Minnesota and serves 130,000 customers in portions of seven counties in the central part of the state, particularly Anoka and Sherburne Counties. The cooperative utility began looking at batteries in 2016, but found they didn’t yet pencil. However, since then the economics have changed and now the utility projects savings of around $4 million a year through peak load reduction.

The Connexus projects consists of two solar gardens, one each in Ramsey and Isanti County’s Athens Township. The Connexus solar project is being developed by Engie, a French energy firm, while Florida’s NextEra Energy is taking care of the storage system.

The Ramsey site consists of 13,851 solar modules and totals 3.4 MW-AC. The panels will be at a fixed tilt on 1,515 piles (see image of piles above). The facility will include a 5.3 MW / 10.6 MWh lithium ion energy storage facility.

The Athens site is a 6.5 MW-AC facility with 27,189 solar modules. The facilities will be built on 2,940 individual piles. This site will be coupled with a 9.7 MW / 19.4 MWh lithium ion energy storage system.

Connexus Energy has been part of the push for pollinator-friendly solar arrays. Also located in Ramsey, MN is one of their solar plants that integrates honey production. The company notes that local honey farmer Bolton Bees harvests the honey and sells it on their website.

And with that, pv magazine would like to invite our readers to enjoy some of this wonderful solar-powered honey. The first two readers to comment on this article – with a reachable email address – will be sent a 6 oz jar of Solar Honey, produced from pollinator friendly solar arrays.

SAN ANTONIO—A commitment to environmental stewardship led Baptist Temple in San Antonio to install solar panels on the roof of its facility, but getting paid to do the right thing didn’t hurt.

Going green becomes easier when the church gains a little green cash in the process, Pastor Jorge Zayasbazan discovered. If a church can do well by doing good, resistance to change diminishes.

A few years ago, Zayasbazan and some other congregational leaders began to recognize the size of the church’s ecological footprint.

“Our campus has 80,000 square feet on almost three acres of inner-city property. That is a lot of concrete, brick and asphalt,” Zayasbazan wrote in a blog earlier this year.

Seeking to be good stewards of the environment

Some members of Baptist Temple recognized the facility’s impact on the environment. Others saw its impact on the church budget, particularly in terms of high utility bills. Attempts to turn off lights and adjusting the thermostat proved difficult.

So, the church engaged CPS Energy, the municipal utility company in San Antonio, to perform an energy audit. The church discovered replacing all its electric lights with more energy-efficient models would be cost-prohibitive, but Baptist Temple made the decision to upgrade lights whenever they needed to be replaced.

In addition, the church determined to make better use of its facility not only by opening its doors to other congregations, but also renting space to various religious and secular nonprofit organizations on weekdays.

Baptist Temple also secured a second dumpster for recyclable items that are picked up once a week.

“This is a cost savings for us and keeps a dumpster-load of cardboard, plastic and metal out of the landfill,” he said.

Installing solar panels

By far, Baptist Temple made its greatest positive environmental impact when the church decided to lease roof space to a venture capitalist who sells the collected energy to CPS Energy. The church, in turn, receives a modest 3 cents per kilowatt-hour credit to its energy bill—about $350 in May and $540 in June.

“It’s not a lot of money, but it advances the cause of solar energy,” Zayasbazan said.

He acknowledged the installation of the solar panels was “not painless.”

“They took up a lot of parking spaces,” he said.

Some members questioned whether it was appropriate to lease the church’s roof space to a commercial venture, but others—particularly rising generations—applauded the move.

“In my daughter’s eyes, I’m a hero. It shows that as a church, we care about the planet,” Zayasbazan said. “And it costs us nothing.”

The decision to install the solar panels made “triple bottom-line sense,” he added. It provided some financial compensation to the church, good publicity as the community took notice and made a contribution to reducing San Antonio’s dependency on fossil fuels.

Teaching generosity, caring for creation

As part of its ongoing commitment to creation care, Baptist Temple also is seeking to make the best use of its yard. Raised-bed community garden plots provide vegetables for the church’s food pantry, and children who attend the charter school that meets on the church campus take responsibility for tending designated portions of it.

“We want to teach children where their food comes from, and we want to teach adults how to garden in an urban environment,” Zayasbazan said. “By providing vegetables for the food pantry, we’re teaching compassion and practical generosity.”

In the future, Baptist Temple also plans to convert its landscaping to a xeriscape that reduces the amount of water required, as well as install a rainwater-catchment system to irrigate the garden.

“People in San Antonio know water is precious,” Zayasbazan said. “It’s our hope that we can model practices that are both earth-friendly and money-saving to neighborhood churches, businesses and families.”