The Smart Energy Storage Integration and Management Platform for Buildings (SESIMP-B) project led by GridScape Solutions with Pacific Northwestern National Labs (PNNL) and Columbia as Co-Investigators,aims to develop, test, and validate an innovative platform that enables easier integration and optimal management of building BESS, facilitating the widespread adoption of BESS for buildings. SESIMP-B features a plug-and-play smart service panel along with advanced control and coordination of BESS with other distributed energy resources (DER) to maximize stacked value streams, considering both battery degradation effects and operational uncertainties. The platform will be tested and validated at multiple facilities and buildings in California, focusing on serving diverse and underserved communities. The project also includes measurement collection and data analytics to quantify and validate the effectiveness of the proposed platform for building resiliency, energy shifting, peak demand reduction, and renewable integration.
The Building Energy Research Laboratory will be contributing by using the service panel's enhanced control and monitoring capabilities to better leverage HVAC energy flexibility during normal operation, demand response events and power outages.