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| Microgrid Design Toolkit Assessment of Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Integration in Kotzebue, Alaska Rolando J.Tremont-Brito1, Jeewon Choi2, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E.Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA |
Abstract
Remote Arctic communities experience energy challenges driven by extreme environmental conditions, geographic isolation, and dependence on delivered fuel. In these settings, longer outages can result from both equipment failures and delays in repair and resupply, making energy availability for essential services a key planning concern. This paper applies Sandia National Laboratories’ Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) to evaluate centralized, distributed, and hybrid microgrid configurations for Kotzebue, Alaska. The analysis incorporates community load characterization, distributed energy resource assessment, and hazard-informed disturbance scenarios, including blizzards, earthquakes, and wildfires. System performance is evaluated using energy availability for prioritized load tiers and estimated capital cost, consistent with a planning-level assessment. Preliminary results show that microgrid architecture affects trade-offs between cost and energy availability, providing insight to support early-stage microgrid design for hazard-affected Arctic communities.
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