Distribution utilities know that flexibility is key for a grid made up of thousands of distributed energy resources (DER) and renewable energy. In California, a state that tends to lead in terms of the energy transition, a new project will test the efficacy of two all-electric microgrids that span two communities and 192 homes for bringing the type of flexibility that the grid of the future will need.
The Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is working with the Department of Energy (DOE), SunPower, KB Home, Southern California Edison (SCE), and Schneider Electric (SE) to develop, deploy, and test two microgrid communities located in Menifee, California.
