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East Bronx (Bronx) 16- East Bronx (Bronx) July 2016 Notice The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (hereafter “NYSERDA”) or the State of New York, and reference to any specific product, service, process, or method does not constitute an implied or expressed recommendation or endorsement of it. Further, NYSERDA, the State of New York, and the contractor make no warranties or representations, expressed or implied, as to the fitness for particular purpose or merchantability of any product, apparatus, or service, or the usefulness, completeness, or accuracy of any processes, methods, or other information contained, described, disclosed, or referred to in this report. 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If you are the copyright owner and believe a NYSERDA report has not properly attributed your work to you or has used it without permission, please email [email protected] ii East Bronx Healthcare Microgrid | 1 East Bronx Healthcare Microgrid NY Prize Phase One Feasibility Study Report Jennifer Kearney, Principal Executive Partner Gotham Energy 360 LLC— 48 Wall Street, 5th Floor New York City, NY 10005 T: 917.338.1023 DD: 646.306.4755 E: [email protected] East Bronx Healthcare Microgrid | 2 This page is intentionally left blank East Bronx Healthcare Microgrid | 3 CONTENTS List of Figures .............................................................................................. 7 List of Tables ................................................................................................ 8 Abbreviations ............................................................................................... 9 Executive Summary .................................................................................... 11 Task 1: Microgrid Capabilities ............................................................................................................................. 11 Task 2: Technical Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 12 Task 3: Commercial and Financial Viability ......................................................................................................... 12 Task 4: Benefit Cost Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 13 Task 5: Final Written Documentation ................................................................................................................. 14 Key Findings ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 1: Microgrid Capabilities .............................................................................. 15 Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Microgrid Customers ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Weiler Hospital (Montefiore Medical Center) ................................................................................................ 16 Albert Einstein College of Medicine ............................................................................................................... 16 Calvary Hospital .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Jacobi Medical Center ..................................................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Minimum Required Capabilities .................................................................................................................... 18 1.2 Preferable Microgrid Capabilities ................................................................................................................. 20 Synergies ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 2: Technical Configuration ........................................................................... 22 2.1 Microgrid Infrastructure and Operations ...................................................................................................... 22 2.1.1 Campuses and Buildings Served by the Microgrid ................................................................................ 22 2.1.2 Distributed Energy Resources for Powering Microgrid ......................................................................... 22 2.1.3 Microgrid Electrical Infrastructure......................................................................................................... 24 2.2 Load Characterization .................................................................................................................................. 25 2.3 Distributed Energy Resources Characterization ........................................................................................... 28 2.4 Electrical and Thermal Infrastructure Characterization ............................................................................... 29 2.5: Microgrid and Building Controls Characterization ...................................................................................... 30 2.6 Information Technology (IT)/Telecommunications Infrastructure Characterization................................... 31 3: Commercial and Financial Feasibility ......................................................... 33 3.1 Commercial Viability – Customers ................................................................................................................ 33 East Bronx Healthcare Microgrid | 4 3.1.1: Number of individuals impacted by outage ......................................................................................... 33 3.1.2: Direct and paid services generated by microgrid operation ................................................................ 33 3.1.3: Microgrid customers ............................................................................................................................. 33 3.1.4: Microgrid stakeholders ......................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.5: Relationship between the microgrid owner and the purchaser of the power ..................................... 34 3.1.6: Purchase of electricity during normal operation and islanded operation ........................................... 35 3.1.7: Planned contractual agreements with critical load purchasers ........................................................... 35 3.1.8: Customer registration ........................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.9: Commodities provided by the microgrid .............................................................................................. 36 3.2 Commercial Viability - Value Proposition ...................................................................................................... 36 3.2.1: Benefits and costs to the community ................................................................................................... 36 3.2.2: Benefits and costs to the utility ............................................................................................................ 36 3.2.3: Proposed business model and SWOT Analysis ..................................................................................... 37 3.2.4: Unique technological and site-specific characteristics ......................................................................... 38 3.2.5: Replicability and scalability ................................................................................................................... 39 3.2.6: Project purpose and resiliency ............................................................................................................. 39 3.2.7: Project value proposition...................................................................................................................... 40 3.2.8: Revenue streams, savings, and costs to the off-takers ........................................................................ 40 3.2.9: Promotion of state policy objectives .................................................................................................... 41 3.2.10: Promote new technology ................................................................................................................... 41 3.3 Commercial Viability - Project Team ............................................................................................................
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