City of Hoboken Energy Surety Analysis: Preliminary Design Summary

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1323651· OSTI ID:1323651

Stamp, Jason Edwin ^[1]; Baca, Michael J. ^[1]; Munoz-Ramos, Karina ^[1]; Schenkman, Benjamin L. ^[1]; Eddy, John P. ^[2]; Smith, Mark A. ^[2]; Guttromson, Ross ^[3]; Henry, Jordan M. ^[4]; Jensen, Richard Pearson ^[5]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Military and Energy Systems Analysis Dept.
2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Systems Readiness and Sustainment Technology Dept.
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Electric Power Systems Research Dept.
4. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Critical Infrastructure Systems Dept.
5. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Geomechanics Dept.

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the U.S. northeast coastal areas. Among those hardest hit was the small community of Hoboken, New Jersey, located on the banks of the Hudson River across from Manhattan. This report describes a city-wide electrical infrastructure design that uses microgrids and other infrastructure to ensure the city retains functionality should such an event occur in the future. The designs ensure that up to 55 critical buildings will retain power during blackout or flooded conditions and include analysis for microgrid architectures, performance parameters, system control, renewable energy integration, and financial opportunities (while grid connected). The results presented here are not binding and are subject to change based on input from the Hoboken stakeholders, the integrator selected to manage and implement the microgrid, or other subject matter experts during the detailed (final) phase of the design effort.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1323651
• Report Number(s): SAND2014-17842; 579814
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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