Microgrids Testimonials
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School District Integrates Traditional and Renewable Energy Sources for Resiliency and Savings
Cat® dealer Peterson Power Systems designed a hybrid microgrid for Portland Public Schools’ new world-class campus. Integrating photovoltaics and standby power generation and governed by a microgrid master controller, the microgrid system ensures secure power in the event of an outage and sends power back to the grid to reduce utility bills.
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Solar Power Project Helps Lower Energy Costs at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Cat® dealer Ziegler Power Systems engineered and designed a solar project for the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District’s wastewater treatment plant. The 500 kW direct current system supplies about 70 percent of the power demand at the wastewater treatment plant, saves the district $100,000 a year in energy costs, and offsets almost 500 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
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Hybrid Microgrid System Helps Company Meet Production and Sustainability Goals
Motivated by a deep commitment to sustainability, Themar Al Emarat installed the largest single-site microgrid located in the UAE to power its hydroponic system, which provides locally grown, pesticide-free vegetables and produce to businesses in the region.
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Airport Microgrid Anchored By Cat® G3412 Genset
The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport installed a solar farm connected to a microgrid that includes energy storage, a Cat® G3412 gas generator set, and a control system as part of efforts to reduce the airport’s impact on the environment. The microgrid supplies power to the runway lights and other navigation aids at the airport and provides energy to an adjacent neighborhood since it’s tied into the local utility’s distribution system.
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Solar Power System Delivers Energy Savings To Hawthorne Cat®
Because California has the third highest commercial energy prices in the nation, Cat® dealer Hawthorne Cat developed and installed a solar array at its 50,000-square-foot Rancho Bernardo headquarters. The system is designed to offset 100 percent of Hawthorne’s annual electricity usage.
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Solar Power Keeps Costs Down At Poultry Farm
With its energy bill representing a whopping 50 percent of its total operating costs, Buck Creek Farm needed a power source that could offset sharp increases in the price of utility power. With the installation of a Cat® solar power system, a combination of tax and utility credits significantly reduces the farm’s energy costs each year.
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Mantrac Ghana Designs Hybrid Power Solution to Reduce Costs
Cat® dealer Mantrac Ghana designed a turnkey hybrid energy solution to supplement unreliable, costly grid power in its new component rebuild center to minimize power interruption and ensure continuous productivity.
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Cat® Solar Panels Uphold Responsible Mining and Sustainability
Cat® solar panels generate energy, cost savings, and environmental progress.
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Cat® Solar Panels Reduce Overhead for Hog Farm
As operational expenses grew for the expanding Sitruc Pork farm, Cat® dealer Siegler Power Systems and CurrentRE used solar hybrid power solutions to reduce costs for multiple sites.
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Cat® Solar Demonstration Project Powers in Bulk
In order to expand its power generation, IMEA Rantoul implemented a solar power project that generated remarkable results.
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Quiet, clean, reliable power
Lékédi Park, Gabon, Africa. A private enterprise run by the Société d'Exploitation du Parc de Lékédi (SODEPAL), this 140 square-kilometer park was created by mining company COMILOG in an effort to promote tourism and create a protected area for animals. A solar power plant with 420 Cat PVT110 thin-film solar panels and a Cat 3.3 gen set provide reliable power.
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Cat® Microgrid Reduces Power Costs for Off-grid Tucson Proving Ground
Facility managers worked with local Cat dealer to install 528 kWp DC (500 kWp AC) of photovoltaic solar panels and 500 kW of short-term energy storage in the form of batteries and ultracapacitors to supplement the power generated by the existing generator sets. Empire Power Systems was the original installer of the gen sets at Tucson Proving Ground and is responsible for complete microgrid maintenance at the site.
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