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Maryland: Montgomery County completes transit depot microgrid project
Montgomery County, Md., officials unveiled the recently completed transit depot microgrid at the county’s David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operation Center (EMTOC) in Derwood.
“This microgrid project will support the county’s very aggressive zero-emission bus transition goal of having an emission free fleet by 2035,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. "We are aggressively moving towards cleaner energy and cleaner transportation, and we are leading the way. This project is a model for counties nationally.”
The 6.8-megawatt microgrid features 9,800 solar panels spread across 16 canopies. The county notes that power will support charging a fleet of 200 Ride On buses and five buildings.
The microgrid project, overseen by the county’s Department of General Services (DGS), includes 4.8 megawatts of solar generation, two megawatts / 6.9 megawatt hours of battery energy storage and 2.38 megawatts of charging capacity. The EMTOC project builds on the successful Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot, a 6.5-megawatt microgrid operating since 2022, which was also facilitated by a partnership with AlphaStruxure. ...................(more)
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/infrastructure/news/55375436/montgomery-county-maryland-montgomery-county-completes-transit-depot-microgrid-project