Resource Type Description
Reports pdf (3.4 MB)

January 23, 2019 - by Todd Olinsky-Paul, CESA

Case Study – Stafford Hill Solar Farm and Microgrid

Vermont’s largest utility installed a solar+storage microgrid in Rutland, VT that saves hundreds of thousands of dollars and can supply backup power to an emergency shelter. This case study includes technical and financial details, as well as lessons learned over the course of the project. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power
Reports PDF (5 MB)

June 27, 2018 - by Samantha Donalds, Sarah Galbraith and Todd Olinsky-Paul for CESA

Case Study – McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

A defunct mobile home park in rural Vermont was transformed into the first resilient, zero-energy, affordable modular housing development in the country with solar and battery storage systems. This case study includes technical and financial details, as well as lessons learned over the course of the project. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Low- and Moderate-Income Clean Energy, Resilient Power
Reports PDF (4.91 MB)

March 29, 2018 - by Sarah Galbraith and Todd Olinsky-Paul for Clean Energy Group

Case Study: Sterling Municipal Light Department

A small municipal utility installed a battery storage system to compliment an existing solar electric system for cost savings and resilient power. This case study includes technical and financial details, as well as lessons learned over the course of the project. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power
Reports PDF (link)

February 26, 2018 - by CESA

Project Overview: Sterling Municipal Energy Storage Project

This two-page handout provides a brief overview of a battery storage installation that is providing vital resiliency and economic benefits to the town of Sterling, Massachusetts. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power
Reports Link (Video)

September 12, 2017 - by Clean Energy Group / Clean Energy States Alliance

Sterling Municipal Light Department Energy Storage System – A Revolution for the Electric Grid (video)

This ten-minute video showcases the economic and resilient power benefits of a solar PV and battery energy storage system in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power
Third-Party Publications pdf (1.3 MB)

May 3, 2017 - by Susan Schoenung, Raymond H.Byrne, Todd Olinsky-Paul, Daniel R Borneo

Green Mountain Power (GMP): Significant Revenues from Energy Storage

Green Mountain Power’s Stafford Hill microgrid, a 4MW/3.4 MWh battery energy system integrated with solar generation in western Vermont, exemplifies the multiple uses and significant revenue potential of advanced energy storage combined with solar PV in a microgrid configuration, behind a utility meter. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership
Third-Party Publications pdf (192 KB)

February 23, 2017 - by Ray Byrne (Sandia), Sean Hamilton (SMLD), Dan Borneo (Sandia), Todd Olinsky-Paul (CESA), and Imre Gyuk (DOE)

The Value Proposition for Energy Storage at the Sterling Municipal Light Department

This report presents the economic case for the Sterling Municipal Light Department’s energy storage system. It was published by Sandia National Laboratories, with support from the Clean Energy States Alliance. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership
Reports pdf (1.5 MB)

October 18, 2016 - by CEG/CESA

Project Overview: McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

This fact sheet provides an overview of the McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project in Waltham, Vermont. It is the first in the nation to provide net-zero affordable housing with resilient solar+storage technology for rural tenants. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power
Reports Link (PDF)

August 2, 2016 - by Clean Energy Group/Clean Energy States Alliance

Energy Storage Procurement Guidance Documents for Municipalities

These guidance documents are intended to support Massachusetts Department of Energy’s Community Clean Energy Resilience Initiative awardees in energy storage procurement. Additionally, these materials offer useful information for other municipalities to consider as they develop solicitations for resilient, energy storage projects. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership
Reports PDF (613 KB)

November 1, 2014 - by Todd Olinsky-Paul, CESA Project Director

Case Study: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment Microgrid Project

This case study presents the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment (CTDEEP)’s Microgrid Program. Read more »

Project: Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Resilient Power