Generac Grid Services will leverage
residential batteries to deliver additional capacity
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Generac Grid
Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC), a
leading designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions
and other power products, today announced that it has been awarded
a multi-year contract from Arizona Public Service (APS) to deliver
additional grid capacity from residential battery storage systems.
The agreement leverages Generac Grid Services' Concerto™
distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) to provide
both the requested capacity, as well as advanced grid services
(AGS), including voltage management, real power orchestration,
fleet energy control and targeted responses. In turn, this
partnership will also help increase the presence of Generac's
PWRcell battery systems in order to provide energy to the grid.
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This solution comes as part of APS's Distributed Demand-Side
Resources (DDSR) Aggregation Tariff, which encourages customers to
install smart technologies, such as Generac PWRcell, along with
other energy-saving products. Generac Grid Services was the sole
bidder to provide all the requested products under the tariff.
Generac Grid Services' Concerto will be used to deliver capacity,
demand response and load-shifting resources, as well as more
advanced DERMS use cases, including locational value, voltage
support and other ancillary grid services.
"APS is excited to work with companies like Generac Grid
Services to connect residential customers with smart home batteries
capable of dispatching dependable power and strengthening the APS
grid," said Kerri Carnes, manager of Customer Technology at
Arizona Public Service. "Customer engagement is the centerpiece of
all of our programs, and this is just one more way we are
partnering with our customers to maintain service reliability and
to maximize the clean energy benefits of solar-plus-storage systems
in our service territory."
As the chosen contractor, Generac Grid Services will begin to
aggregate residential energy from Generac PWRcell batteries over a
5-year term, beginning in January
2023. The aggregated energy will support both system-wide
capacity via demand response events, as well as locational capacity
on target system feeders. The network of batteries may also be able
to provide additional services to the grid when otherwise
available.
"Along with delivering a DERMS software solution, Generac Grid
Services is proud to have been selected to provide customer
acquisition, program management and measurement and verification
services," said Aaron Jagdfeld,
president and chief executive officer of Generac. "By providing an
end-to-end solution, we will support distributed demand-side
resources for its life cycle, assisting APS at times when energy
use is at its highest."
Generac Grid Services will leverage its extensive dealer network
with an aim of identifying and recruiting residential customers to
participate in the DDSR Aggregation Tariff. Per the program's
parameters, customers will continue to have access to backup power
in the event of an outage and participation will not reduce their
batteries' resiliency. Customers are further incentivized for their
participation, along with the inherent benefits of a Generac
PWRcell system, including outage protection, energy storage and
clean energy year-round.
About Generac Grid Services
Generac Grid Services is a
subsidiary of Generac Power Systems (NYSE: GNRC), a leading
designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other
power products. Generac Grid Services is working to change the way
the world generates and uses electricity. From turnkey solar +
storage solutions, to backup generators, additional distributed
energy resources and virtual power plant software, Generac Grid
Services is helping to accelerate the world's transition to a
cleaner, more reliable power grid. Via the company's
energy-balancing platform, power generation and storage products
that might otherwise sit idle are now able to be dispatched and
orchestrated as part of a distributed energy solution, thereby
generating value for the home or business owner, while also
delivering value to the energy grid.
Contact:
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Tami Kou
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Tami.Kou@Generac.com
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Phone: 262.544.4811
Ext. 3950
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