Details
OWNER:
Kaiser Permanente
PROJECT TEAM:
Faraday Microgrids, eStructure
LOCATION:
Ontario, CA
PROJECT COST:
$8.4M
COMPLETION DATE:
2025
RESPONSIBILITY/SERVICE:
MEP
Project Team:
Challenge / Context
The Kaiser Ontario Microgrid project aimed to revolutionize healthcare through renewable energy by providing normal power and supplementing emergency power for the Kaiser Ontario Campus.
Solution / Approach
The project involved deploying cutting-edge technologies, including a 9MWh battery, a 1MW fuel cell, and a 1.8MW solar PV system. The team worked with OSHPD to allow the microgrid’s connection as supplemental power to the existing emergency generators.
Outcome / Impact
The project improved resiliency by adding to the capacity of the generators and reduced operating costs by letting the batteries discharge during high-cost periods and charge during low-cost periods, saving $30k a year. It demonstrated that a renewable microgrid could supply a portion of emergency power for a hospital, bending the climate curve.
Key Features / Innovations:
- Deployment of 9MWh of Eos flow battery
- Collaboration with Bloom and Ameresco
- Connection to existing emergency generators despite regulatory constraints
