As part of the department of energy's office of infrastructure, the federal energy management program works with its stakeholders to enable federal agencies to meet energy-related goals, identify…

As part of the department of energy's office of infrastructure, the federal energy management program works with its stakeholders to enable federal agencies to meet energy-related goals, identify affordable solutions, facilitate public-private partnerships, and provide energy leadership to the country by identifying and leveraging government best practices. This assisting federal facilities with energy conservation technologies (AFFECT) award funding will support the inclusion microgrid and resiliency energy conservation measures (ECMS) at the federal research center (FRC) at white OAK in silver spring, MD for the U.S. General services administration. The project will include partially-fund replacement of the N+1 generator with a 6MW/MWH battery energy storage system (BESS). This battery energy storage system BESS ECM will transfer most of the spinning reserve from the turbines to a BESS. The BESS includes the installation of a system with a capacity equal to 6MWAC/13.5MWHDC using lithium-ION technology batteries. The primary benefit of this ECM is the improvement in the turbine generators' efficiencies, and as a result, fossil fuel consumption decreases, which thereby reduces the site's carbon footprint and fuel costs. A secondary benefit is the reduction of turbine operating hours which extends the life of the units.