A reliable, on-site electric source can help a business reduce its dependence on the power grid. Using renewable energies or fossil fuels, distributed generation can produce up to five megawatts in capacity.
Distributed generation technologies include:
- Solar energy
- Microturbines
- Fuel cells
- Wind turbines
- Internal combustion engines
This technology can
- Produce inexpensive electricity,
- Eliminate the need to build or upgrade transmission/distribution lines
- Be configured to meet peak power needs
- Diversify existing energy sources
- Increase the reliability of the grid network
- Be configured to provide premium power when combined with an UPS
- Use renewable resources
www.fuelcells.org
www.gri.org/pub/solutions/dg/
www.awea.org
www.eren.doe.gov/distributedpower/
www.capstoneturbine.com
www.hpower.com
Distributed Generation Case Studies |
Richard Stockton College
Pomona, NJ |
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