Commissioned in 2018, the Bridgeport microgrid provides year-round clean energy to Bridgeport’s City Hall, Police Headquarters and Eisenhower Senior Center. Scale will continue operating the system under a comprehensive 20-year Energy Services Agreement with the City.
The microgrid utilizes a combined heat and power (CHP) system to simultaneously produce electricity, heat, and chilled water, significantly improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The microgrid also includes multiple design redundancies that enable fail-safe operations in the event of extreme weather or other emergency blackout event, providing additional resilience for the City’s critical facilities.
The project was part of a municipal pilot program launched through the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) in 2013. Bridgeport's Microgrid powers city facilities with 100% resilience while saving on long-term costs and reducing the environmental impact of on-site generation.
Scale's Capital Solutions
The acquisition of the Bridgeport Microgrid demonstrates Scale's ability to provide owners and operators of assets a means to recycle their capital back into their businesses.
The initial financing of this system included a 10% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and a $2.9 million grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). CT Green Bank and KeyBank provided the debt package and continue to support the project post-acquisition.
200-ton
Absorption Chiller
250 kW
Standby Generator
3 x 265 kW
Natural Gas CHP