Case Snapshot: Georgia Tech/Technology Square with PowerSecure & Georgia Power Company

A living lab to study an urban setting, grid-integrated microgrid

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Scope: PowerSecure implemented a 1.4-megawatt microgrid in Midtown Atlanta's Tech Square. The microgrid is being used to evaluate how a microgrid can effectively integrate into and operate as part of the overall electrical grid. Additionally, it will serve as a living laboratory for Georgia Tech professors and students to gather data on controllers, cybersecurity devices and energy economics.

• 625 kW Diesel Generators
• 500 kWH Battery Energy Storage System
• 300 kW Fuel Cell
• 400 kW Natural Gas Generator
• Bi-Directional Switchgears
• Critical Load
• 2.5 kVA Bi-Directional Utility Feeder
• 2.5 kVA No Export Utility Feeder