OSU-ENGIE Connected Community: automated BUilding Control with Knowledge of distributed EnergY resources and Electrical Systems for Grid Offerings
Green shows current data integration and blue shows data that will be added during the project.
Partners: ENGIE North America Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the University of California, Berkeley
Planned Location of Buildings: Columbus, OH
Building types: Up to 20 buildings on the OSU campus with a mix of commercial and multi-family buildings of diverse vintage and use types
New or retrofit buildings: Retrofit buildings
EE target: 35% reduction compared to year 2017 baseline
Total load: 10.3 MW peak demand
DERs planned: targeting 10 MW of rooftop PV, 29 existing EVs totaling 300kW, 105 MW of CHP, battery storage systems, and 50MW of wind
Flexible Loads: The targeted loads include HVAC setpoint DR shedding, duct static pressure reset, lighting, smart ventilation, dispatch of chillers and boilers and possibly some plug loads with a predicted impact of more than 0.75W per square foot.
Coordinated Controls: Cybersecure AI- and model predictive control-based approach, integrating local fault detection, ubiquitous sensing and AI-based comfort optimization using ENGIE’s Smart Institutions software platform.
Grid issues addressed: N/A
Grid services planned: Targeting frequency regulation, synchronized reserve, energy and capacity markets participation