Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study
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This Alaska Center for Energy and Power report presents a techno-economic case study of interconnecting two remote, islanded power systems via a 25-mile electrical intertie. Using HOMER Pro models (including scenarios with energy storage), the analysis compares AC and DC intertie options at different voltage levels, incorporating installation cost estimates, voltage drop, and power losses. The study finds that, under the cost assumptions evaluated, the MVDC intertie option performs better economically than the MVAC intertie and the existing standalone configuration, even when additional storage is included to increase reliability.
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AB - This Alaska Center for Energy and Power report presents a techno-economic case study of interconnecting two remote, islanded power systems via a 25-mile electrical intertie. Using HOMER Pro models (including scenarios with energy storage), the analysis compares AC and DC intertie options at different voltage levels, incorporating installation cost estimates, voltage drop, and power losses. The study finds that, under the cost assumptions evaluated, the MVDC intertie option performs better economically than the MVAC intertie and the existing standalone configuration, even when additional storage is included to increase reliability.
AU - Chamberlin, Michele
A2 - Green, Nathan
A3 - Evergreen, Joules
A4 - Bensin, Robert
A5 - Atcitty, Stanley
A6 - Thomson, William
A7 - Mathiasson, Ingemar
A8 - Shirazi, Mariko
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Utility integration
KW - Bulk-system Integration
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
LA - English
DA - 2023/08/22
PY - 2023
PB - University of Alaska Fairbanks
T1 - Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170
ER -
Chamberlin, Michele, et al. Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 22 August, 2023, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170.
Chamberlin, M., Green, N., Evergreen, J., Bensin, R., Atcitty, S., Thomson, W., Mathiasson, I., & Shirazi, M. (2023). Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. University of Alaska Fairbanks. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170
Chamberlin, Michele, Nathan Green, Joules Evergreen, Robert Bensin, Stanley Atcitty, William Thomson, Ingemar Mathiasson, and Mariko Shirazi. Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study. University of Alaska Fairbanks, August, 22, 2023. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_170,
title = {Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study},
author = {Chamberlin, Michele and Green, Nathan and Evergreen, Joules and Bensin, Robert and Atcitty, Stanley and Thomson, William and Mathiasson, Ingemar and Shirazi, Mariko},
abstractNote = {This Alaska Center for Energy and Power report presents a techno-economic case study of interconnecting two remote, islanded power systems via a 25-mile electrical intertie. Using HOMER Pro models (including scenarios with energy storage), the analysis compares AC and DC intertie options at different voltage levels, incorporating installation cost estimates, voltage drop, and power losses. The study finds that, under the cost assumptions evaluated, the MVDC intertie option performs better economically than the MVAC intertie and the existing standalone configuration, even when additional storage is included to increase reliability.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/170},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
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Data from Aug 22, 2023
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Mari Shirazi
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