Enhancing Resilience of the Electric Grid in West Virginia through Microgrid Development

The West Virginia Microgrid Development Program aims to increase the resilience of the electric grid by implementing various technologies and strategies to prevent outages and enhance grid stability against disruptive events. The program focuses on factors such as weatherization, fire prevention, monitoring technologies, microgrids, and more. By prioritizing energy efficiency and embracing microgrid concepts, West Virginia seeks to ensure reliable electricity supply and safe havens during natural disasters for its residents.

• Resilience
• Electric Grid
• Microgrid Development
• West Virginia
• Energy Efficiency

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1. www.energywv.or g

2. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - SECTION 40101(d) PREVENTING OUTAGES AND ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID West Virginia Microgrid Development Program West Virginia Public Energy Authority March 29, 2023

3. Objective: To improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events through: a) weatherization technologies, equipment b) fire-resistant technologies and fire prevention systems c) monitoring and control technologies d) undergrounding electrical equipment e) utility pole management f) relocation of power lines; reconductoring g) vegetation and fuel-load management h) microgrids; battery-storage subcomponents i) adaptive protection technologies j) advanced modeling technologies k) system hardening l) conductor and underground cable replacement Applications due: May 31, 2023

4. Energy efficiency first priority

5. A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. A microgrid can connect to and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island mode.

6. The West Virginia Microgrid Development Program (WVMDP) will allow WVOE, in consultation with stakeholders including the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) to increase resilience in many regions of West Virginia to ensure residents have efficient, appropriately cooled/heated building(s) capable of providing electricity - even during outages - and a safe haven during natural hazards including floods, extreme cold and winter storms, wind, landslides, tornadoes, extreme heat, mine subsidence, earthquakes, karst, wildfires, and hurricanes. (Smart Electric Power Alliance [SEPA] natural hazards list, p. 18, West Virginia Regional Microgrids for Resilience Study, September 2022, https://sepapower.org/resource/west-virginia-regional-microgrids-for- resilience-study/, referred to throughout as the study. )

8. Consultations with WV Department of Economic Development AEP MonPower To prioritize list ~$4 million annually for five years Perform energy efficiency assessments/retrofits Perform solar assessments Perform storage assessments/retrofits

9. West Virginia Regional Microgrids for Resilience Study A deeper dive into geospatial evaluation of resilience needs across the state. Smart Electric Power Alliance, September 2022 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/575f313f08f847e4bab271953947d212

10. Thank you! Contact: Karen R. Lasure (304) 352-3995, karen.r.lasure@wv.gov Kelly A. Bragg (304) 206-8713, kelly.a.bragg@wv.gov