Monday 27 April 2020

Wärtsilä energy storage system to lower Canadian college’s power costs

Wärtsilä energy storage system to lower Canadian college’s power costs

Wärtsilä is to supply a 5.4MWh energy storage system to a college in Canada.

The system of lithium-ion batteries, inverters and balancing equipment to be installed at Georgian College in Ontario is expected to lower the facility’s power costs by using energy storage to reduce electricity consumption when electricity demand is peaking.

Controlled by an advanced energy management system, the project will enable the batteries to be charged when the electrical load is less than a pre-determined limit and be discharged during peak loads.

This will decrease the college’s 'Global Adjustment Charge', which is a fee billed to all customers in the city under Ontario’s '2009 Green Energy Act' - the charge is typically 60% of the total annual electricity bill.

Angela Lockridge, Georgian College Vice President, Student Success and Corporate Services, said: “Ontario is committed to achieving a sustainable power supply and conforming with this objective by seeking a zero-emissions solution was important to us.

“The Wärtsilä energy storage solution will help to significantly reduce the College’s electricity costs while supporting Ontario’s climate change mitigation strategies.”

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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