Ameresco to Build Microgrid Integrating Onsite Generation & Storage at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina
January 12 2017 - 9:57AM
Business Wire
Energy infrastructure project will support
mission assurance through ten megawatts of onsite electrical
generation and fast load-shedding microgrid control system.
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and
energy infrastructure company, today announced it has been issued a
task order to build a site-wide microgrid integrating 10 megawatts
(MW) of new onsite generation and a battery energy storage system
at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina,
by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare
Center (NAVFAC EXWC).
Ameresco will engineer, construct and operate the energy
generating assets through a $91.1 million self-funding Energy
Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to provide energy
infrastructure upgrades to the 8,095 acre military
installation.
“Ameresco is proud to support the mission of Marine Corps
Recruit Depot Parris Island through energy assurance and new
infrastructure,” said Nicole A. Bulgarino, Senior Vice President
and General Manager, Federal Solutions, Ameresco. “This project
will provide MCRD a reliable source of heat and power combined with
advanced controls and energy storage technology to allow the site
to operate in island-mode during a loss of utility connection
ensuring operation of mission-critical systems. Overall, the
project will revitalize Parris Island’s existing energy
infrastructure.”
Under the cost-neutral ESPC, Ameresco will provide comprehensive
energy and water efficiency upgrades to 121 buildings to improve
system performance and to reduce operations and maintenance costs
at Parris Island. The installation of new onsite energy systems
will offset electricity purchases from the grid and will provide
energy security and resiliency.
Ameresco will replace the existing end-of-life steam plant with
a new fully automated natural gas-fueled Combined Heat and Power
(CHP) plant capable of producing 3.5 MW of electricity and the full
steam load required for MCRD’s operations. The CHP plant will be
connected to the MCRD’s electric grid and can be used to reduce
utility purchases or to support the site in a utility isolated
microgrid. The CHP plant will also eliminate the site’s use of fuel
oil #6 and its reliance on a cost-intensive aged plant—addressing a
longstanding infrastructure need for MCRD.
Through multiple energy conservation measures, Ameresco expects
to reduce MCRD’s utility energy demand by 79 percent and its water
consumption by 27 percent. More than 29,000 high-efficiency light
emitting diode (LED) based fixtures and retrofits will be installed
to replace existing lighting systems. Other measures include
upgrades to the controls system, heating ventilation and air
conditioning, chillers, cooling towers, lighting controls, water
fixtures and steam traps.
Ameresco will install a state-of-the-art microgrid including 10
MW of new onsite electrical generation to support the site’s
critical energy load and mission-critical systems. The microgrid
system will include the new CHP plant, 6.7 MW-DC of solar
photovoltaic generation assets integrated with an 8.0 MWh battery
energy storage system and a microgrid control system capable of
optimized dispatch and fast load shedding.
The microgrid control system will monitor and coordinate the
dispatch of the energy assets and emergency diesel generators as
required in response to site electrical loads. The microgrid
control system will also continuously monitor the health of the
utility connection and, when a utility disturbance is sensed,
safely disconnect the site while matching load to available onsite
generation through fast load shedding. Overall, the microgrid
control system is designed to optimize dispatch of the onsite
generation and storage assets and island the site from the utility
when the utility connection is lost.
Other energy monitoring and control system upgrades installed
under the project will improve the energy efficiency of Parris
Island and are designed to lower its utility costs, optimize
operations and maintenance of building systems, and preserve the
operating lifespan of the site’s mechanical and electrical
equipment.
Construction on the project will begin during the spring of 2017
and is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2019. All
buildings and facilities will remain operational during the
construction period.
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 authorizes federal agencies to use
private financing for certain project implementation through Energy
Savings Performance Contracts. ESPCs allow federal agencies to
procure energy savings and facility improvements with no up-front
capital costs or special appropriations from Congress.
About Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris IslandMCRD
Parris Island is an 8,095-acre military installation located on the
southern coast of South Carolina. Parris Island has been the site
of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today,
approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for
the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of
rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to
entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male
recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps.
For more information, visit www.mcrdpi.marines.mil/.
About Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare
CenterNAVFAC EXWC was established in September 2012 as NAVFAC's
premier warfare center, employing a workforce of more than 1,000
Sailors, government civilians and contractors who provide
specialized facilities engineering, technology solutions, and
lifecycle management of expeditionary equipment to the Navy, Marine
Corps, federal agencies, and other Department of Defense supported
commands.
About Ameresco, Inc.Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc.
(NYSE:AMRC) is a leading independent provider of comprehensive
services, energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset
sustainability and renewable energy solutions for businesses and
organizations throughout North America and Europe. Ameresco’s
sustainability services include upgrades to a facility’s energy
infrastructure and the development, construction and operation of
renewable energy plants. Ameresco has successfully completed energy
saving, environmentally responsible projects with Federal, state
and local governments, healthcare and educational institutions,
housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. With
its corporate headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more
than 1,000 employees providing local expertise in the United
States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit
www.ameresco.com.
The announcement of a customer’s entry into a project contract
is not necessarily indicative of the timing or amount of revenue
from such contract, of the company’s overall revenue for any
particular period or of trends in the company’s overall total
construction backlog. This project was included in our previously
reported awarded backlog as of September 30, 2016.
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