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Onsite Energy Generation and Storage

A growing focus of U.S. industrial companies is the installation of onsite energy generation and storage systems to capture a range of benefits including increased resiliency, lower energy costs, and reduced emissions. 

Local energy resources drive technology options, including combined heat and power, fuel cells, geothermal, solar energy, waste heat to power, wind powers, and more. Onsite energy storage technologies further improve the impact of onsite energy generation and enhance flexibility. 

Onsite energy generation technologies can enhance resiliency by helping manufacturers keep operating during power outages, avoiding costly shutdowns. They help manufacturers control their operating costs, shielding them from rising energy prices and are deployed by U.S. businesses in support of their goals of lowering their environmental impacts. Learn more about how onsite energy supports resiliency, cost savings, and more here

DOE's Onsite Energy Program provides technical assistance, feasibility analysis, and resources to industrial facilities and other large energy users interested in onsite energym and engages with stakeholders to facilitate more widespread adoption of onsite energy technologies. More information is available here

Explore additional resources specific to Better Plants partners and connect with the renewables, distributed generation, and microgrids- subject matter expert below.


Subject Matter Experts

 
Paul Lemar

Technical Account Manager 

lemarpl@ornl.gov   

 

 

 

 
Kalie Miera

Technical Account Manager 

mierake@ornl.gov

 

 
 
 
Indraneel Bhandari

Technical Account Manager 

bhandarii1@ornl.gov