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How Utilities Can Shore Up the Grid as Hurricane Season Blows In
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FlexGen, a leading energy storage integrator, is located in Durham, N.C. (PRNewsfoto/FlexGen) Martin Energy Group Logo
DURHAM, N.C., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States is one week into hurricane season. And while electric customers receive numerous preparedness messages to weather storm outages, there are many things that coastal utilities can do to shore up the grid to reduce a hurricane's impact.

"Unlike residents buying up batteries and generators, utilities must take a year-round approach to upgrade and prepare equipment," says Kelcy Pegler, FlexGen CEO. "Although it's a major resilience challenge, hardening the grid is important for extreme weather conditions. But hurricane season is nearly guaranteed to pack a punch for utilities up and down the eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico. So planning for risk mitigation is of utmost importance."

What does it mean to harden the grid?
Hardening the grid simply means making it more robust so it can withstand stronger storms. That means modernizing infrastructures like underground lines and stronger poles. Energy storage systems (ESS) are becoming an essential part of this equation – ESS can jump-start generators that help restore power.

Utilities in Puerto Rico have been working to harden the territory's grid since 2017 after the destructive impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Irma's aftermath left two-thirds of residents without power. Shortly after, Maria destroyed much of the country's grid, leaving the entire island without power for an extended period, endangering hospitals, water service and other critical infrastructure.

"Martin Energy's first stored energy project coupled with a combined heat and power (CHP) system in Puerto Rico will enhance energy resiliency and eliminates the impacts of any grid-related issues, resulting in daily operational reliability to our industrial clients," says Marcus Martin, CEO of Martin Energy. "We are pleased to provide our customers throughout Puerto Rico with reliable and environmentally friendly power solutions."

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Riding out the storm
In addition to hardening the grid with more modern equipment and backup power sources, there are three best practices that utilities should follow to manage storm fallout effectively:
  • Track and analyze. Log each storm and capture data to understand where you are most vulnerable, how you responded and where you need improvement. Specificity will help inform decisions and prioritize resources.
  • Budget. Once you know where priorities are, it's easier to plan, justify and pass a budget whether you need board approval or a bond issue. The budget would include necessary equipment and human capacity.
  • Ready your resources. When the hurricane hits, utilities need to be ready to manage the crisis as it's happening. Depending on the severity of the storm and its impending damage to infrastructure, a plan should include priorities and the workforce needed to restore power as quickly as possible.

Irma struck Florida too. But that state's utility had prioritized grid hardening with a $3 billion price tag after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. As a result, the Irma restoration effort was four times faster, according to some reports.

"With the 2021 season upon us, the immediate commitment would be tracking and analysis – unless there are quick equipment fixes," says Pegler. "The information from the analysis will guide a roadmap for hardening the grid and making it more resilient and shortening restoration time."

About FlexGen HybridOS
FlexGen HybridOS is the leading energy storage software ecosystem that hosts a suite of software applications which include FlexGen DigitalTwin, PowerCloud, Fleet Manager, Site Controller, and FlexPack Controller. The FlexGen HybridOS suite creates a differentiated customer value by enabling multiple revenue streams and trading opportunities for storage assets. With real-time communication and over-the-air updates, FlexGen HybridOS software has 99.7% uptime and over 300,000 hours of proven run time.

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About FlexGen
FlexGen is the second-largest U.S. energy storage technology company and first in Texas with an 80% market share. Leveraging its best-in-class energy management software and power electronics, FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally. Our customers and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies and industrial companies in the world. For more information, visit www.flexgen.com.

About Martin Energy Group
Martin Energy Group, LLC develops, owns, operates and provides distributed generation assets and systems in North America since 1976. The Company designs, engineers and packages electric generators, co-generation systems and associated equipment and operates and maintains a complete range of power generator solutions. The Company also sells electricity and thermal energy to a range of commercial and industrial customers such as manufacturing facilities, hospitals, hotels, food processing, supermarkets, and others via long-term offtake agreements at zero capital cost to the customer. The Company is based in North America with branches across the globe. For more information, please visit www.martinenergygroup.com.

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