Power Lane County

Planning a resilient & sustainable electric grid.

Track 2: SUB

The national laboratories will evaluate the feasibility and benefits of a solar and backup microgrid installation at SUB’s Willamette River Water Treatment Plant. A microgrid installation could help the water treatment plant maintain critical operations during a power outage, supporting SUB’s goals of improving resilience and continuing to provide reliable and cost-effective electricity and water service. The analysis and tools provided by the national laboratories will be generalizable so that they can be used by SUB, its customers, and others in Lane County to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of solar and backup at other locations.

Goal: Improve resilience and continue to provide reliable, cost-effective electricity and water service. Need: Maintain critical operations of the Willamette Water Treatment Plant during a power outage. Actions: Develop model to estimate critical energy needs of the water treatment plant; Analyze and optimize different design solutions; Conduct financial analysis and identify potential funding strategies; Provide guidance for implementation, including best practices, codes and standards; Design and process guidelines for replicating similar projects at other SUB and community facilities. Result: Detailed plans for developing solar and battery backup at SUB's Willamette Water Treatment Plant and instructions for similar installations at other locations.

Project Materials

Power Lane County Scope Summary [coming soon!]