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BOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 27, 2021
Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Citizens Energy Corporation, a Boston-based non-profit energy company, announced the start of construction of their first joint resiliency project to deploy an advanced microgrid to serve four critical facilities on the campus of The Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception in New Britain, Connecticut.
Solar panels near Monsignor Bojnowski Manor at Daughters of Mary campus. (Photo: Business Wire)
The microgrid will help ensure more reliable and efficient power and improve resiliency for Daughters of Mary facilities following major storms and other natural disasters, enabling uninterrupted electric services to critical infrastructure during emergencies. Often called island mode operation, this functionality allows the necessary facilities to intentionally, or automatically, separate from the electric grid and continue to operate a