Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary
The over-arching goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system life cycle costs while also improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to investigate whether a combination of energy efficiency and high-contribution (from renewable energy) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50% while reducing life cycle costs and improving reliability and resiliency. This presentation provides an overview of the following four renewable energy optimization tools. Information is from respective tool websites, tool developers, and author experience. Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) Renewable Energy Optimization (REopt) Tool Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER).
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AB - The over-arching goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system life cycle costs while also improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to investigate whether a combination of energy efficiency and high-contribution (from renewable energy) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50% while reducing life cycle costs and improving reliability and resiliency. This presentation provides an overview of the following four renewable energy optimization tools. Information is from respective tool websites, tool developers, and author experience. Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) Renewable Energy Optimization (REopt) Tool Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER).
AU - Jimenez, Antonio
A2 - Haase, Scott
A3 - Mathur, Shivani
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
KW - Cybersecurity
LA - English
DA - 2017/11/27
PY - 2017
PB - U.S. Department of Energy
T1 - Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105
ER -
Jimenez, Antonio, et al. Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary. U.S. Department of Energy, 27 November, 2017, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105.
Jimenez, A., Haase, S., & Mathur, S. (2017). Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Energy. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105
Jimenez, Antonio, Scott Haase, and Shivani Mathur. Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary. U.S. Department of Energy, November, 27, 2017. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105
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title = {Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary},
author = {Jimenez, Antonio and Haase, Scott and Mathur, Shivani },
abstractNote = {The over-arching goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50\% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system life cycle costs while also improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to investigate whether a combination of energy efficiency and high-contribution (from renewable energy) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50\% while reducing life cycle costs and improving reliability and resiliency. This presentation provides an overview of the following four renewable energy optimization tools. Information is from respective tool websites, tool developers, and author experience. Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM) Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) Renewable Energy Optimization (REopt) Tool Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER).},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105},
year = {2017},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, U.S. Department of Energy, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/105},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
Details
Data from Nov 27, 2017
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy
Contact
Tony Jimenez
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