Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for Resilience
Unlock the potential of distributed energy resources and empower energy independence
Trane can help you develop a comprehensive strategy incorporating the optimal DERs to meet your requirements and goals.
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are energy generation and storage technologies that can supplement or replace the power generation provided by central utilities. Stand-alone or connected through a microgrid, they can create organizational value by helping manage energy expenses, ensure reliability and accelerate sustainability efforts.
DERs technologies include:
- Generators/gensets
- Turbines
- Fuel cells
- Cogeneration or CHP
- Renewables
- Microgrid technology
- Storage technologies
Spotlight on Success
Key Results
Trane partnered with LOTT Cleanwater Alliance to install a new cogeneration system and blower retrofit at the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant. The projects, funded with assistance from Puget Sound Energy conservation incentives totaling 70 percent of the project cost, were completed prior to established deadlines.
The cogeneration system provides sufficient heating energy to serve the site as a “district” heating plant. It eliminates the need to flare excess digester gas and greatly reduces annual emissions, including over 1,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide. The projects are saving more than 2.8 million kilowatt hours per year, enough to power more than 210 Thurston County homes.
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