For organizations, a power outage isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a liability. From data center outages to production delays and equipment damage, patient safety risks to security concerns, the impact of lost power can be devastating. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates outages cost American businesses around $150 billion per year. A 2021 report from S&C Electric Company found that monthly outages doubled year over year, with each outage costing an average of $100,000.
A microgrid is a powerful solution. It delivers localized, reliable energy, with the ability to operate independently during grid outages. For organizations where uptime is critical, such as data centers, utilities, hospitals, industrial campuses, and universities, microgrids reduce risk, ensure resilience, and provide long-term cost savings.
Chateau Energy Solutions provides Microgrid Consulting services to assess the benefits and costs of implementing a microgrid that provides resiliency and energy price stability in the face of increasing power outages and rising power costs.
A microgrid is a decentralized energy system made up of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) such as generators, battery storage, solar, and wind. It acts as a single controllable unit that supplies power to a specific facility or campus and can operate both in parallel with the utility grid or in “island mode”, completely independent when needed.
Chateau Energy designs microgrids that:
Chateau Energy delivers turnkey consulting, design, build, integration, and deployment for microgrid solutions. Our end-to-end approach ensures alignment with your energy needs, financial priorities, and operational goals.
Our Services Include:
Chateau Energy will develop models and complete a feasibility study to gain insightful information. A site is modeled based on its energy profile requirements throughout a typical year. Each site is evaluated for local power generation that is sized to optimize cost and resiliency for any climate risk or other interruptible event.
The site energy profile model is compared to the historical energy cost offered by the utility. The savings opportunity through this analysis results from a projected energy cost analysis from local generating sources compared to the energy cost offered by the utility. The economics vary based on a site’s load profile, current utility rate, capacity and real-time market charges, and any other costs related to the energy load requirements. The bottom line is that energy can often be produced at or below the utility’s marketed cost per kilowatt-hour.
The outcome is a custom microgrid model that clearly defines your path to resilience and potential savings versus utility rates.
Microgrids are more than a backup plan, they’re a strategic asset. With intelligent controls and optimized DER integration, your facility can become energy independent, resilient, and economically efficient.
Key Benefits:
Unlike the centralized utility grid, microgrids generate and distribute power locally. DERs, like solar arrays, natural gas generators, or battery banks, connect to intelligent switchgear that automatically responds to outages or pricing signals.
This ensures uninterrupted service to your facility even when the main grid fails for extreme weather incidents or security risk outages. Microgrids are especially valuable for:
Think a microgrid is right for your facility, but capital is a constraint? Chateau Energy offers Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) financing options that allow you to pay over time based on energy savings, with no upfront capital investment required.
This performance-based model can cover:
We help you explore all funding strategies, from utility incentives and grants to private financing and EaaS.
Our microgrid team includes engineers, project developers, and utility experts who understand the complexity of integrating distributed energy systems and how to simplify it for your organization. We’re technology-agnostic, meaning we find the right mix of solutions for your goals, not just what’s easiest to sell.
Our Differentiators:
Let us help you start Making Energy an Asset®.
Our team will assess your needs, model your options, and deliver a custom microgrid strategy tailored to your site and goals. Whether you’re seeking reliability, sustainability, or energy independence, or all three, we’ll get you there.
Chateau Energy Solutions Making Energy an Asset®
Whether you need to fast-track power for a new facility, upgrade hundreds of sites, or electrify your fleet, Chateau Energy helps you reach your energy goals faster and smarter.
