Tomorrow's Energy Grid
Mike Theilen, senior vice president for operations at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, installed a Tesla backup battery as part of a beta program a year ago. His solar array sets priorities: first, run the house; then, recharge the battery; finally, sell excess energy back to the grid. The battery costs $1,500 to install, plus $15 a month for 10 years. He says he is delighted with it and counts on it as insurance against rolling blackouts, should they happen.
Photo by Pinar Thielen
Learning by doing, EPC contractor Black & Veatch is powering part of its own Kansas headquarters with a microgrid, which features a mix of integrated generating sources, as a lab for experimentation.
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Robins & Morton installs pipe for a 360-MW steam turbine at Mississippi Power's Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant.
Photo by Margaret Stimpson Mitchell
Learning by doing, EPC contractor Black & Veatch is powering part of its own Kansas headquarters with a microgrid, which features a mix of integrated generating sources, as a lab for experimentation.
Photos Courtesy of Black & Veatch
