- The companies earn the top rank due to extensive experience
"developing highly customized solutions," among other attributes,
according to Guidehouse analysts.
- AlphaStruxure's unique role as an end-to-end Energy as a
Service provider across the
design-finance-build-operate-own-maintain lifecycle drives further
differentiation.
- Recognition follows AlphaStruxure's announcement that
it will develop the largest self-sustaining bus depot in the nation
in Montgomery County, MD, and a
microgrid at JFK New Terminal One featuring the largest rooftop
solar array in New York
City.
BOSTON, July 12,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric™ and
AlphaStruxure were ranked as the #1 microgrid integrator by
Guidehouse Insights for its 2023 Guidehouse Insights
Leaderboard: Microgrid Integrators report. AlphaStruxure is a
joint venture of global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and
Schneider Electric (SU.PA). AlphaStruxure combines Carlyle's
financial backing and its expertise in energy infrastructure with
Schneider Electric's track record as the leading microgrid
technology provider, with over 350 successful projects across
North America.
Schneider Electric™ and AlphaStruxure were
ranked as the #1 microgridintegrator by Guidehouse Insights.
The leaderboard evaluated nine companies on two overarching
categories: strategy and execution. Within each category there are
six individual criteria for a total of 12 evaluation points.
Schneider, along with AlphaStruxure, earned top marks for six of
the criteria, including vision, go-to-market strategy, partners,
delivery strategy, geographic reach, and staying power. In addition
to the highest overall score, Schneider Electric, along with
AlphaStruxure also earned the top strategy score among the nine
companies evaluated.
Guidehouse Insights also cited AlphaStruxure's innovative Energy as
a Service model as a key differentiator. With this EaaS model,
AlphaStruxure deploys bespoke microgrids without the need for
up-front capital from the client. This approach unburdens
organizations from designing, financing, owning, installing, and
managing their own energy infrastructure so they can focus on core
business needs. AlphaStruxure's EaaS model delivers contractually
guaranteed, long-term outcomes around resilience, reliability,
greenhouse gas reduction, and cost-stability.
Another competitive difference the report mentioned is the
digital sophistication of AlphaStruxure and Schneider's technology.
Schneider's EcoStruxure architecture "enables full management,
control, optimization, and visualization of microgrid assets,"
according to Guidehouse analysts.
EcoStruxure, along with AVEVA's Unified Operations Center, are
core components of AlphaStruxure's IntegrateTM digital
platform. Integrate ties together an organization's entire energy
infrastructure under a single software view. Cyber- and
operationally secure by design, Integrate uses data science,
predictive analytics, and automation to monitor and optimize
on-site energy infrastructure, including chargers and transit
vehicles. AlphaStruxure's Integrate digital platform helps
organizations gain far-ranging visibility and control over their
energy systems.
"Often, companies throw around phrases like 'best-in-class' and
'industry-leading' as empty clichés. In this case, the Guidehouse
ranking validates that AlphaStruxure and Schneider are indeed
leaders of the pack," said Juan
Macias, CEO of AlphaStruxure. "AlphaStruxure is
developing several of the nation's leading microgrid projects that
demonstrate that organizations can indeed electrify and decarbonize
at speed and scale — without the complexity. We're proud to be
financing and delivering the trailblazing infrastructure that
organizations across the country urgently need to reach their
sustainability and resilience goals."
This recognition follows AlphaStruxure's recent announcement that
it will lead development of Montgomery
County, Maryland's Equipment Maintenance and Transit
Operation Center (EMTOC) microgrid, which will power over 200
zero-emissions buses. EMTOC will be the largest self-sustaining bus
depot in the nation and the first on the East Coast to feature
onsite green hydrogen production.
In 2022, AlphaStruxure launched the Brookville Smart Energy
Bus Depot, Montgomery County's
first fully constructed microgrid-powered bus depot. When both
EMTOC and Brookville are fully
operational, 70% of the County's bus fleet will be powered by
electricity and hydrogen.
In January, AlphaStruxure also announced that it will lead
development of the microgrid infrastructure at the New Terminal One
(NTO) at John F. Kennedy
International Airport. The project will deliver immediate
greenhouse gas emission reductions of 38 percent over grid-sourced
energy and feature the largest rooftop solar array in New York City, and on any airport terminal in
the United States.
About AlphaStruxure
AlphaStruxure is a leading Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider
that designs, builds, owns, operates, and maintains tailored energy
infrastructure, including microgrids. Unlike other EaaS providers,
AlphaStruxure owns its clients' systems for their lifecycle, making
it fully accountable for long-term outcomes on resilience,
reliability, greenhouse gas reduction, and cost stability — without
the CapEx or complexity. AlphaStruxure's unique joint-venture model
combines Carlyle's capital backing with Schneider Electric's 185+
year legacy and its track record as the #1 microgrid technology
provider, with over 350 successful projects across North America. As a steadfast innovator in the
new energy landscape, AlphaStruxure unlocks ambitious
transformations for energy-intensive private and public sector
organizations. AlphaStruxure is based in Boston, MA and operates across North America while leveraging global
capabilities.
More information at alphastruxure.com. Follow AlphaStruxure at
linkedin.com/company/AlphaStruxure
About Schneider Electric
Schneider's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our
energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for
all. We call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability
and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading
process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting
products, controls, software and services, across the entire
lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes,
buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are
advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are
passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and
Empowered values.
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