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Distributed Energy's Role in
Community Resiliency
Thomas G. Bourgeois
Deputy Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace Law School,
White Plains, NY
Table of Contents
I. Community Resiliency and Distributed Energy Resources
II. Emergency and Backup Power Systems
III. The Advantages of Continuously Provided
Power over Backup/Emergency Power
Case Studies of the Resiliency Benefit of Appropriately Designed,
Configured and Operated CHP
Figure 1. CHP versus Backup Generation for Providing Resiliency
IV. Emergence of Resiliency as a Policy Priority
Figure 2. Critical facilities as defined for CT's Microgrid Pilot
Figure 3. The Northeast is the Epicenter of Activity for
State Supported Community Microgrids
V. The Public Interest in DER as a Resiliency Tool
Table 1: DER/Microgrids create benefits for three beneficiaries
Table 2 Total Benefits Exceed Total Costs
Table 3. Markets Don't Yet Exist for Non-Monetized Benefits:
Table 4. The Goal of REV is to Create Markets for Resiliency Benefits
VI. A New Utility Paradigm?
Figure 6. Faster Growth of "DG Amenability" of the Grid
(More Optimal Use of DG Functionality)
Figure 7. Slow Growth of DG Amenability of the Grid
(poor use of DER functionality)
Attributes of "High Value Sites" for Community Energy Development
Pro-Active Steps Communities Can Take To Facilitate
Microgrids and District Energy With CHP Where Appropriate
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