The UCI Microgrid Chilled Water Energy Storage System is a 6,590kW energy storage project located in Irvine, California, US.
The thermal energy storage project uses chilled water as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2014 and was commissioned in 2015.
Description
The UCI Microgrid Chilled Water Energy Storage System is owned by University of California Irvine Health (100%), a subsidiary of University of California Irvine.
The key application of the project is electric bill management.
Contractors involved
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By GlobalDataUniversity of California Irvine Health has delivered the project.
Additional information
The UC Irvine campus micro-grid operation between January 2009 and December 2013 serves as a case study for how improved utilization of energy storage can buffer demand transients, reduce costs and improve plant efficiency.
Methodology
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