The energy sector is undergoing a disruptive transformation as distributed energy systems challenge traditional centralized power grids. These distributed systems, like a modern microgrid, offer more opportunities for cost savings, greater resilience, lower carbon emissions, and increased energy independence.
While PLCs have served their purpose in the early stages of microgrids and may continue playing a role in simpler fossil-fuel-based microgrids, they do not offer a compelling solution for managing and monitoring the modern microgrid.
Clean energy innovations and advancements continue evolving rapidly, with many Commercial & Industrial (C&I) facilities looking to leverage new technology to cut energy costs and emissions. As a result, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms will be increasingly asked to deploy onsite Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) systems for C&I facilities or entire portfolios.
As Commercial and Industrial operations seek ways to optimize site economics, strengthen resilience, and reduce emissions, plant managers will face an uphill battle if they rely solely on traditional utility bills.
In most instances, plant managers know exactly what they need to achieve their energy goals: more resources. Unfortunately, managers must often contend with internal hurdles blocking their desired objectives, like financial constraints, organizational resistance, or technical complexity.
No matter the sector, energy systems play a critical role in Commercial & Industrial operations, and maintaining efficient and cost-effective systems remains a top priority for every C&I plant manager. However, as companies convert from mechanical to electrical-power processes and deploy onsite distributed energy resources (DERs), this transition will result in larger energy loads and more complex power systems.
Commercial and Industrial plant managers face monumental tasks to reach urgent energy goals… all while keeping the power on. Achieving these goals — such as maximizing cost savings, strengthening energy resilience, and cutting carbon emissions — will be critical to ensure operations remain competitive in an increasingly electricity-based economy.
As a leader in transitioning to the new energy grid paradigm, we decided to start a quarterly series dedicated to the current state of the grid. In this series, we’ll explore what’s impacting the grid most harshly and how Heila Technologies continues innovating new solutions to improve grid resilience, deploy more renewables, and reduce emissions.
Imagining our current energy grid paradigm as an ecosystem rather than a single system can help us envision why we need to strengthen energy resiliency and deploy more renewable resources — and how to do so.
As we prepare and strategize for the new year, we want to recap some highlights and milestones that shaped Heila Technologies in 2022. We’ve worked hard to solidify new partnerships, deploy our technology, and expand our offerings. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.