DC Microgrids Scoping Study ? Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits
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This 2015 scoping study led by Los Alamos National Laboratory, with contributions from several other national labs, assesses the potential technical and economic benefits of direct-current (DC) microgrids. The report compares DC and AC architectures in terms of efficiency, cost, reliability, and compatibility with renewable and storage technologies. It identifies applications where DC microgrids offer advantages, such as data centers and naval facilities, and outlines research needs and market barriers. The study informs policymakers and engineers about opportunities for DC microgrid deployment.
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AB - This 2015 scoping study led by Los Alamos National Laboratory, with contributions from several other national labs, assesses the potential technical and economic benefits of direct-current (DC) microgrids. The report compares DC and AC architectures in terms of efficiency, cost, reliability, and compatibility with renewable and storage technologies. It identifies applications where DC microgrids offer advantages, such as data centers and naval facilities, and outlines research needs and market barriers. The study informs policymakers and engineers about opportunities for DC microgrid deployment.
AU - Backhaus, Scott
A2 - Swift, Gregory W
A3 - Chatzivasileiadis, Spyridon
A4 - Tschudi, William
A5 - Glover, Steven
A6 - Starke, Michael
A7 - Wang, Jianhui
A8 - Yue, Meng
A9 - Hammerstrom, Donald
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 - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Utility integration
KW - Bulk-system Integration
LA - English
DA - 2015/03/01
PY - 2015
PB - Los Alamos National Laboratory
T1 - DC Microgrids Scoping Study – Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181
ER -
Backhaus, Scott, et al. DC Microgrids Scoping Study ? Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits. Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1 March, 2015, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181.
Backhaus, S., Swift, G., Chatzivasileiadis, S., Tschudi, W., Glover, S., Starke, M., Wang, J., Yue, M., & Hammerstrom, D. (2015). DC Microgrids Scoping Study ? Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Los Alamos National Laboratory. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181
Backhaus, Scott, Gregory W Swift, Spyridon Chatzivasileiadis, William Tschudi, Steven Glover, Michael Starke, Jianhui Wang, Meng Yue, and Donald Hammerstrom. DC Microgrids Scoping Study ? Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits. Los Alamos National Laboratory, March, 1, 2015. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_181,
title = {DC Microgrids Scoping Study ? Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits},
author = {Backhaus, Scott and Swift, Gregory W and Chatzivasileiadis, Spyridon and Tschudi, William and Glover, Steven and Starke, Michael and Wang, Jianhui and Yue, Meng and Hammerstrom, Donald},
abstractNote = {This 2015 scoping study led by Los Alamos National Laboratory, with contributions from several other national labs, assesses the potential technical and economic benefits of direct-current (DC) microgrids. The report compares DC and AC architectures in terms of efficiency, cost, reliability, and compatibility with renewable and storage technologies. It identifies applications where DC microgrids offer advantages, such as data centers and naval facilities, and outlines research needs and market barriers. The study informs policymakers and engineers about opportunities for DC microgrid deployment.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Los Alamos National Laboratory, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/181},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}
}
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Data from Mar 1, 2015
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Scott Backhaus
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