Microgrid Collector Price List

How much does a microgrid controller cost?

Controller costs per megawatt range from $3,500/MW to nearly $600,000/MW (excluding outliers), with a mean of $85,000/MW. The analysis shows that controller costs as a percentage of total microgrid costs are relatively similar among the projects in our database and the NY Prize data despite the wide variety of system sizes, types, and uses.

How much does a microgrid cost per megawatt?

The community microgrid market has a mean cost of $2.1 million per megawatt of DERs installed.

Why do microgrids cost so much?

Location and size of the microgrid also play a role, Adams says. Cost can add up for a microgrid if it’s located in a place where construction isn’t easy, like a dense urban environment, especially if a lot of distribution reconfiguring is necessary. Scale influences price – although not always as one might think.

What percentage of total microgrid costs are controller costs?

Controller costs as a percentage of total costs range from 0.5% to 21% with a median of 7% (Figure 20). The analysis shows that 7% is the median percentage of total microgrid costs spent on controllers among the projects in our database.

How much does energy storage cost a microgrid?

In commercial and industrial microgrids, energy storage represents 15% and 25% of the total costs per megawatt, respectively. In commercial microgrids, soft costs account for 43%, while in community microgrids they account for 24%.

Why is it difficult to generalize costs for Microgrid technology?

It is particularly challenging to generalize costs for microgrid technology because every installation has unique design and architecture characteristics that affect the overall cost of the individual microgrid components.