Siemens opened its advanced on-site microgrid at its facility in Wendell, N.C. with an official “power on” ceremony.
The 1.25-megawatt microgrid combines a solar photovoltaic carport array paired with a 3.9-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. The microgrid, along with other campus-wide energy saving initiatives, enabled the Wendell site to achieve fully carbon-neutral operations while reducing the overall grid energy consumption by 2.5 MWh annually.
The Wendell microgrid significantly improves operational resilience, helping protect the facility from grid outages. As one of the largest solar + storage industrial microgrids interconnected with Duke Energy’s distribution network in the Carolinas, the system can participate in net energy metering, exporting excess electricity back to the grid. This capability not only strengthens energy reliability at the Wendell campus but also contributes to broader grid stability…