Idaho Falls Power successfully conducts 'microgrid' experiment with INL

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Travis Richards, EastIdahoNews.com
IDAHO FALLS — An experiment testing Idaho Falls’ preparedness during an emergency blackout showed promising results Thursday.
Idaho Falls Power and Idaho National Laboratory teamed up to test the utility’s hydroelectric power plants in a mock emergency situation. During the experiment, the Idaho Falls hydro plants were disconnected from the larger regional power grid to see if they could create an independent, self-sustaining “microgrid” to power Idaho Falls if the regional grid ever went down due to an emergency.
Idaho Falls Power currently owns and operates five different power stations along the Snake River. Those stations generate approximately 20% to 40% of the total power needs for IFP customers, based on water flows in the river, time of year, peak demand and other factors. The rest of the energy comes from the outside power grid.

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