Transforming Campuses into Grid Interactive Buildings Using PEER Strategies

India is expected to deliver sustained, strong economic growth over the coming decade. Power sector can support this growth by accelerating the deployment of renewable energy (RE) and smart microgrids to replace the inefficient coal-based power plants and to address the rising peak demand of India. These measures need the present grid infrastructure to be modernized in order to manage grid flexibility & power reliability. Major infrastructures in India like Airports, IT Parks, Industries, etc., can help in this grid modernization by incorporating smart microgrids making them as Grid Interactive Buildings (GIBs). GIBs provide ancillary services to the grid in maintaining its frequency & creating a lower, flatter, more flexible load profile. These services can represent as an opportunity for grid operators in greater control of the power system by shaping the power demand. Additionally, GIBs with Time-of-Use (ToU) tariff results in cost savings for both grid operators and consumers. GBCI’s PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) is a comprehensive framework that assists campuses in evaluating their power system performance and also provides strategies to achieve further improvements. This paper talks on how PEER credits like Load Duration Curve Optimization, Distributed Energy Resources and Master Controller act as a roadmap for campuses, to become better interactive with the grid and to support grid services.