Post: ARROWS – Advanced Reliability and Resiliency Operations for Wind and Solar

ARROWS – Advanced Reliability and Resiliency Operations for Wind and Solar

The Project
ARROWS – Advanced Reliability and Resiliency Operations for Wind and Solar

Project leader
Benjamin Sigrin, Senior Product Manager, GridBeyond

Funded
U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Total Funding
$7.8M

Timeline
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2027

Project goals
The goal of the ARROWS project is to help the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), to fully integrate a range of inverter-based resources (IBRs) – like solar PV and battery storage– into the state’s electricity grid using GridBeyond’s AI-powered Renewable Controls Platform (RCP) technology to autonomously provide advanced grid services.

Project overview
The ARROWS project will demonstrate the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and reliability of using GridBeyond’s AI-powered Renewable Controls Platform (RCP) technology to autonomously provide advanced grid services.
GridBeyond will be joined with a diverse and experienced team, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) who will provide HIL, control algorithm, and grid expertise. Electricity market consultant, Utilicast, will help GridBeyond navigate the state’s regulatory landscape. And New Mexico State University (NMSU) will carefully monitor the impact of energy insecurity in underserved communities.
Working with the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), this technology will more fully integrate a range of inverter-based resources (IBRs) – like solar PV and battery storage– into the state’s electricity grid . Like a growing number of utilities, PNM has committed to 100% clean energy by 2040. Although widespread deployment of clean energy assets is crucial in the fight against climate change, onboarding these assets continues to pose a variety of challenges – ranging from service disruptions to device failures to decreased energy security throughout New Mexico (including among the 19 tribal communities that PNM currently serves).

To achieve the utility’s integration goals, GridBeyond will implement its RCP software – an AI-powered platform used to forecast, optimize, and control the data-rich IBRs under PNM’s control in real-time. This project includes several discrete phases of design, testing, and validation that will culminate in two 6+ months demonstration periods, allowing GridBeyond to collect, analyze, and quantify PNM’s overall cost of service – and how successfully it integrated IBRs against a backdrop of variable renewable power output and storage.

Contact
Ben Sigrin, Senior Project Manager, GridBeyond Benjamin.Sigrin@gridbeyond.com