Technical Work Group:
Network Interconnection Resources
Current Activity
Relevant sections of 2005 and 2006 Reports
- June 30, 2006 -- see the RFP in Attachment F to the 2006 Report filed with the Massachusetts DTE (691 KB pdf, 52-page Report only)
- Chapter 2 of 2005 Report (the rest of the 2005 Report is available at www.masstech.org/dg/collab-reports.htm)
- QUESTIONS Raised About Massachusetts DG Collaborative’s “Technical Challenges” Section during a meeting of the CA Rule 21 Technical Workgroup on September 26-27, 2005 in San Diego, CA
Projects are listed below with the most recent first. The following projects have been initiated or installed since the above spreadsheet was last updated in May 2005:
- 1.6 MW CHP System at Landmark Transamerica Pyramid Building in San Francisco
- 2006 -- 1.6 MW CHP System at Equity Office Properties' Building at 717 Fifth Ave., NYC
The following 6 projects are included in the May 2005 spreadsheet above and were reviewed by the DG Collaborative in the preparation of its May 2005 Report (see above):
| Building | City | Network Type | Size [kW] | Generator Type | Prime Mover | Project Description |
| Williams Coast Guard Building (GSA) | Boston | Secondary Spot | 105 | Inverter and Induction |
PV and IC engine |
Phase 1 - 30 kW PV, Oct. '99 Phase 2 - 75 kW Tecogen, Aug '02 |
1. Generation Monitoring May 2003 - March 2005, W.E. Feero, May 2005 |
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| Conde Nast Building (4 Times Square) | New York City | Secondary Spot | 420 | Inverter | PV | Two 200 kW fuel cells, 20 kW PV integrated panels |
| Four Times Square Study | ||||||
| Moscone Convention Center | San Francisco | 4 kV Spot | 675 | Inverter | PV | 2 PV units, 469 & 207 kW, produce a minimum of 825,000 kWh annually |
| Moscone Convention Center Study | ||||||
| 595 Market Street | San Francisco | Secondary Spot | 1030 | Synchronous | IC Engine | three 375 kW and one 280 kW Waukesha natural-gas engine-generator sets (CHP) |
| 595 Market St. Study | ||||||
| One Market Street | San Francisco | Secondary Spot | 1500 | Synchronous | IC Engine | Three 500 kW natural gas-fired generators (CHP) |
| One Market Place Study | ||||||
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago | 12.5 kV Spot | 1750 | Synchronous | IC Engine | Cummins genset (QSV91GB) |
| Energetics
2. Project Overview |
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Other Working Groups of the DG Collaborative:
Questions or comments about the Massachusetts DG Collaborative or the Online Resource Center may be directed to the following MTC personnel:
Fran Cummings, Policy Director
Judy Silvia, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs