[RE-wrenches] grid tie sync with big stiff genny?

[Geoff Greenfield]

Undoubtably many of us are getting interesting project requests as folks want to sprinkle magic stimulus dust on things to make solar panels grow... 



We have a project with a huge electrical load, pumping water for a medium sized city .  They want solar... great.  Easy. 



They had a power outage and kept running with 2.6 MW of diesel generators.  They are interested in solar's ability to do "backup".  I don't think that many batteries will fit in my pickup truck, and I hate working with 300/0 wire. 



QUESTION:  (and maybe its an easy one and the SMA guys will say, sure, we did that in Greece).  Is it viable to set up a micro-grid in this scenario and run an island-mode, with available solar reducing the genny plant demand?  Should I just say "forget it" or, at this MW scale, would the switchgear and effort be practical? 



Thanks. 

For a brighter energy future, 

Geoff Greenfield 
President 
Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 
340 West State Street, Unit 25 
Athens, OH 45701 

740.597.3111     Fax 740.597.1548 
www.Third-Sun.com 

Clean Energy - Expertly Installed 


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