Microgrids

SAIC is positioned at the forefront of the microgrid market, providing government and commercial customers with holistic energy solutions that maximize value across the project lifecycle.

Comprehensive Energy Solution

For government and commercial organizations, SAIC’s microgrid services and capabilities offer a comprehensive energy solution that integrates real-time and capital energy technologies with innovative and efficient supply, control, and demand processes. Our deep bench expertise in energy, environment, design, construction, and operation, as well as cybersecurity and energy security, provide our customers with innovative, integrated energy solutions to reduce costs, integrate sustainable practices, enhance energy assurance, and provide superior energy security.

Dynamic Load Control

SAIC’s microgrid capabilities combine multiple, dynamic power generation sources into one simple load controller. From solar and wind generation to using local utilities’ power, [our] microgrids monitor the frequency and usage to reduce costs and balance the overall generation load. Microgrid systems have the ability to link energy sources, storage, management, and distribution into one function, enabling our customers to manage power generation more effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. SAIC’s microgrid controller systems provides customers with:

  • Monitoring and control
  • Real-time power flow
  • Dynamic stability analysis
  • Contingency analysis
  • Volt/Volt-Ampere Reactive
    (VAR) optimization
  • Unit commitment
  • Optimal dispatch
  • Load forecaster
  • Renewable forecaster
  • Fleet management for
    electric vehicles (EVs)
  • Markets participation
  • Data historian

Microgrid Services and Capabilities

From conception to implementation, SAIC’s microgrid services and capabilities provide customers with integrated, technical solutions to meet their challenging energy needs.

  • Combined heat and power - Also known as cogeneration, combined heat and power (CHP) is an energy-efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and heat from a single source, such as natural gas, biomass, biogas, coal, waste heat, or oil.
  • Energy management - SAIC develops and implements energy programs to benefit our customers' financial performance, competitive advantage, and market reputations. Our programs help unlock new value in enterprises by integrating energy efficiency into business strategic planning.
  • Energy saving performance contracts - Energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) is a project delivery vehicle that uses savings generated from energy-efficient upgrades as an innovative and cost-effective way to help finance capital improvements.
  • Energy security - SAIC energy security services provides assurance, optimization, and protection for both government and commercial customers.
  • Energy storage - SAIC helps deliver cost effective and emissions-free energy storage projects to support grid reliability, security, and cogeneration effectiveness. We can solve various needs for government and commercial operations with improved performance and lower emissions footprint.
  • Smart grid as a service - SAIC's Smart Grid as a Service (SGS) offers affordable solutions available now to all utilities for every stage of smart grid deployment while advancing a smarter grid initiative of tomorrow.