July 11, 2013: One of First Commercial Solar Micro-Grids Installed
System Includes Backup Power, Demand Reduction, and Peak Shaving
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Standard Solar, a leader in developing, constructing, integrating, financing, and installing solar electric systems, in partnership with Solar Grid Storage, has announced the installation of a grid-interactive energy storage system with a new solar photovoltaic (PV) array, creating one of the nation’s first commercial scale micro-grids.
Located at Konterra’s corporate headquarters in Laurel, Md., this micro-grid system is powered by a 402kW solar PV array. In the event of a grid power outage, the Solar Grid Storage advanced lithium-ion energy storage system allows critical circuits at Konterra to remain energized. The project is financed by the Kingdon Gould Jr. family and supported through a Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) Game Changer Grant.