Cold Storage Warehouse Microgrids
Microgrids offer critical power and daily energy cost reductions.
ZAM's Scale a Grid platform includes the design, build-out, as well as a third party covering the upfront capital costs. Your operations just pay a monthly flat fee. Advanced controls optimize on-site distributed energy resources (DERs) and deliver significant competitive advantages for your cold storage site.
Control your Energy Independence
Statistics for a recent Cold Storage Microgrid in California:
100% Off-Grid Power
30% Energy Savings Vs. Utility
100M lbs Food Storage
500k sqft Refrigerated Cold Storage
Smart Controllers save money dispatching grid or on-site sources
Typical operations are powered by combining the use of the utility grid, on-site solar, generators, batteries, or fuel cells. The controller will proactively source between them to save you money.
Power Outage Island Mode
Uninterrupted continuous power is available during power outages, when the microgrid disconnects from the utility and enters Island Mode.
GRID-ENABLED CONTROLER
The microgrid's Smart Controls know when energy costs are highest, proactively switching your energy source and saving capital. When the critical grid load is shut down from the grid during a power outage, your microgrid will kick in and power your refrigerant assets.
Avoid Upfront Capital Costs
Much like Energy Service Agreements (ESAs) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), the cold storage facility is charged a flat monthly or annual fee for energy services and operations and maintenance of the system.
Why a Microgrid over Solar on the Roof?
ZAM's Scale a Grid platform delivers a wider range of benefits than simple solar installations financed with a PPA or energy efficiency improvements financed with an ESA, thanks to the integration of multiple DERs with advanced controls and industry-leading optimization expertise.