The Producer Partnership Energy Independence Plan

Five Yale students designed an off-grid renewable energy system for a meat processing plant in Montana. The plant’s nonprofit owner sought to achieve independence from the local energy grid. The Yale team recommended a hybrid solar-wind-storage system, plus a backup gas generator, to optimize cost and reliability.

Key Points

• Large commercial and small industrial operations can utilize 100% renewable hybrid configurations to self-generate clean power while maintaining reliability.
• Businesses can benefit from consultants with specific insights in renewable energy to design and implement personalized renewable energy systems and perform diligence for specific jurisdictions.
• The off-grid model presented here is replicable worldwide.
• Industry professionals can replicate these best practices in system modeling, power cost modeling, supply research, legal diligence, and grant aid research.