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| Assessment of Distributed Energy Integration for Picuris Pueblo Using Sandia’s Microgrid Design Toolkit Rolando J.Tremont-Brito1, Gordon E.North-Piegan2, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E.Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA |
Abstract
Rural and Tribal communities served by long radial distribution feeders are vulnerable to extended power outages during natural hazard events. In northern New Mexico, wildfire risk, severe winter weather, and mountainous terrain can delay restoration and limit the ability of communities to maintain service for essential loads. This paper utilizes Sandia National Laboratories’ Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) to evaluate centralized, distributed, and hybrid microgrid configurations for Picuris Pueblo and surrounding service areas. The analysis incorporates community load characterization, distributed energy resource assessment, and hazard-driven disturbance scenarios, including wildfires, winter storms, and earthquakes. System performance is evaluated using energy availability for prioritized load tiers and estimated system purchase 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 power system planning for hazard-affected Tribal communities.
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