The Grid Mod Pod: Eversource's Outer Cape Battery Energy Storage System with George Wegh

Welcome to the Grid Mod Pod, brought to you by AEIC. In this podcast, you’ll hear from the utility industry’s top operations leaders on how their companies are working to modernize and improve our ever-evolving power grid. Thank you for joining us.

In this episode, we’re excited to be joined by George Wegh, Director of Protection and Controls Engineering at Eversource. Here’s what you’ll learn when you listen in:

-How Eversource has improved grid reliability in Cape Cod without the need for new transmission lines.

-How utilities can utilize a battery energy storage system and a microgrid to quickly isolate faults and restore customers in the event of an outage

-Why remote facility access, fire protection, and internal stakeholder engagement are all important factors to consider when developing a battery energy storage system

-How Eversource achieved a 91% reduction in customer minutes interrupted on the Cape

This podcast is brought to you by AEIC, the place where operations leaders come together to share knowledge and provide guidance to the electric utility industry. We'll be back with a new episode next week. Until then, keep powering on!