Microgrids for buildings

Most commercial and industrial buildings are connected to the main grid, but are increasingly adopting connected microgrid solutions. Their deployment goes hand in hand with the growing investment in local, renewable production means and storage systems. These evolutions further trigger the need to:

> Maximize the auto consumption ratio.

> Optimize the energy bill (tariff management and demand charge management) by leveraging the local resources and loads flexibility.

> Participate, where possible, in demand-response mechanisms, and play an active part in the electricity system balancing process.

In some geographies, where blackouts are possible, buildings need to use their local resources to cover at least part of their energy demand during such events.