Resilience Microgrid Tariff
A resilience microgrid tariff compensates microgrid operators for providing backup power, black start capability, and critical facility support during outages. Tariffs define service levels, islanding durations, and performance metrics, enabling utilities to procure resilience as a regulated service rather than through bespoke contracts.
Microgrids enrolled under these tariffs maintain minimum fuel supplies, conduct periodic testing, and share telemetry with utilities and emergency agencies. Payment structures may include availability retainers, event-based dispatch fees, and capital cost recovery for shared infrastructure.
Tariffs often target essential services such as hospitals, fire stations, or data centers located on vulnerable feeders. They incorporate equity provisions that ensure communities with limited resources can access microgrid benefits through public funding or performance-based incentives.
Investors evaluate tariff clarity, credit support, and regulatory backing when financing resilience microgrids that rely on these revenue streams. Utilities use tariff data to prioritize feeders for undergrounding or automation upgrades.
Technical Details
- •Defines availability payments, event compensation, and performance tests
- •Specifies telemetry, cybersecurity, and islanding requirements
- •Targets critical infrastructure or resilience hubs
- •Often layered with grants or cost sharing mechanisms
- •Requires regulatory approval and periodic review
Why It Matters
Resilience tariffs create dependable cash flows for microgrids and accelerate deployment in high-risk regions. Tera maps tariff programs, eligible feeders, and participating assets so developers can replicate successful models.
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