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Microgrids & Asset Controls
Extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising demand are changing how we generate, store, and use electricity while transforming how we interact with the grid. OATI’s asset and microgrid controls enable grid flexibility, improve reliability, reduce energy costs, and accelerate decarbonization efforts.
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Resilience and reliability in one swoop

OATI GridMind® enables onsite resource and energy optimization, real-time interaction with utility operations and commands, and automated switching between island and grid connection. The platform’s versatility serves the needs of utilities seeking non-wires alternatives or real-time DER control, communities providing resilience through microgrids, or data centers managing onsite energy demand and dynamic power prices.

Key Features:

  • Smooth islanding/resynchronization for critical loads
  • Day-ahead and short-term load forecasting & scheduling
  • SCADA-based control of batteries, gensets, HVAC, and more
  • DER optimization and utility market participation

In addition to advanced control software, OATI provides comprehensive engineering, planning, and design services for microgrid development to ensure projects meet and exceed your goals.

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Microgrids for resilient power

GridMind® orchestrates and optimizes all types of energy resources like solar power, energy storage systems, and generators, and automatically switches between grid-connected and islanded states based on power availability, price, and emissions.

Bridges between utilities and data centers

Large power consumers, like data centers and manufacturing facilities, require vast amounts of power. GridMind® serves as an extended end-point to utility operational controls to provide dynamic capacity and pricing signals to large load customers.

Gateways for DER visibility and control

GridMind® transforms isolated assets like battery storage sites into dynamic and flexible resources within a utility portfolio. By extending control room visibility and control to the asset, GridMind® unlocks new revenue opportunities, wholesale market interaction, and smarter resource planning.

Case Studies

  1. Reliable microgrids on the Atlantic coast

    Brunswick Electric and NCEMC wanted to design a sustainable, islandable microgrid community on the hurricane-prone Atlantic coast.
    Solution
    Using OATI GridMind® and the existing DERMS, NCEMC created a reliable microgrid with automated islanding, demand response, and solar+BESS integration.
    OATI’s microgrid controller is very flexible and [they] have a deep bench of very technically competent personnel.Senior Vice President of Power Delivery, NCEMC

  2. Tribal energy sovereignty

    Colville Tribes aims to improve reliability, reduce power outages, spur economic development, and provide long-term independence for the tribal nation by developing microgrids and EV charging.
    Solution
    OATI is providing design, engineering, and deployment services for the development of four microgrids that will orchestrated by GridMind®.
    The expertise (from OATI) is huge because we just don’t have it… Without it, we would still be spinning our wheels.Chairman, Colville Tribes

  3. Community resilience reimagined

    Renewable Energy Partners needed an advanced control platform to establish a community resilience hub for Minneapolis Public Schools featuring a total of 1,250 kW of solar power and 2,000 kWs of energy storage across four public school buildings.
    Solution
    During normal operations, GridMind® orchestrates resources to pass lower energy costs to the school district while providing islandable backup power during outages.
    WATCH: Interview with REP
    The big deal is that this project is in a low-income community, and these types of projects are best for those communities. This project will ultimately help people that can’t pack up and go when the power is out.CEO, Renewable Energy Partners

Enabling energy sovereignty

Colville Tribes faced declining service quality, power outages, and increasing energy costs. With help from OATI, they’re realizing the opportunities made possible by taking back their power.

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