Siemens factory in North Carolina powers operations with solar microgrid
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Richard Stradling
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A Siemens factory in Wendell, North Carolina, has implemented a microgrid system using solar panels over its parking lot and battery storage to generate its own electricity. The 272,000-square-foot plant, which employs nearly 800 people manufacturing electrical switching gear and circuit breakers, now produces more solar power than it can consume, even on cloudy days. The microgrid represents a shift toward energy independence and sustainability for industrial manufacturing facilities.
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· 3 pulledIt was cloudy Monday morning, but the solar panels over the parking lot outside the Siemens factory in Wendell were producing more power than the building and all the machinery inside could use.
Nearly 800 people work in this 272,000-square-foot plant, hidden in the woods near Lizard Lick.
Earlier this year, the plant began drawing power from its own 'microgrid' — the photovoltaic solar panels that generate electricity and a large
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