Landis+Gyr is partnering with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) and the National Grid with advanced strategies for renovating reliability, sustainability and the quality of energy in medical campus.
Landis+Gyr partner to provide networking infrastructure, grid sensors, software, and services for data collection and analysis.
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is conducting the study, funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and National Grid.
The research will assess distributed and renewable energy sources against the existing system in campuses to achieve grid modernization.
The study aims identifying power quality and energy efficiency optimization possibilities throughout the local power grid; improving electric power for end-users monitoring the power system characteristics and determining the feasibility of implementing a self-sustainable energy hub for the Campus.
The growing clinical and research facilities in Campus need continuous power, providing sustainable solutions, whether through modernization of the existing grid or through renewable sources. The addition of Landis+Gyr allows leveraging the energy expertise, which will be a great benefit in collecting the necessary data, said, Paul Tyno, director, energy initiatives, BNMC.
Adding a technology partner like Landis+Gyr is the next logical step in the overall energy plan developed for the campus, and then the region. The level of data and analysis from this study will allow all the partners to meet existing needs, and plan for an energy future that will allow BNMC, its members and its neighbors to be at the leading edge of energy innovation, said, Dennis Elsenbeck, regional executive, National Grid.