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Perfect Power Prototype for Illinois Institute of Technology

Dec. 29, 2014

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

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The Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI) Program within the R&D Division of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy sought to develop and demonstrate new distribution system configurations integrated with distributed resources. The smart grid program supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) aimed at modernizing the nations electric energy system and significantly affecting utility investments in the electric power sector, thereby contributing to job creation and preservation and economic recovery. These efforts are critical to achieving the nations ambitions for renewable energy development, electric vehicle adoption, and energy efficiency improvements.

Starting in October 2008, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in collaboration with over 20 participating members, led an extensive effort to develop, demonstrate, promote, and commercialize a microgrid system and offer supporting technologies that will achieve Perfect Power at the main campus of IIT. A Perfect Power system, as defined by the Galvin Electricity Initiative (GEI), is a system that cannot fail to meet the electric needs of the individual end user. The Principle Investigator of this Perfect Power project was Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, Director of the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at IIT.

The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity (OE) recognizes that our nation's sustained economic prosperity, quality of life, and global competitiveness depends on an abundance of secure, reliable, and affordable energy resources. OE leads the Department of Energy's efforts to ensure a resilient, and flexible electricity system in the United States. Learn more about OE >>

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