Case Study
New York City grid becomes smarter with Saft
Synerion ® 24M lithium-ion energy storage systems demonstrate the Smart Grid concept in a project led by Consolidated Edison and Green Charge Networks. Delivering power to over 3 million customers Consolidated Edison (ConEd) supplies electricity to the more than three million customers in New York City and Westchester County. It operates one of the largest, most complex and most reliable electric power systems in the world, including 130,000 miles of underground and overhead cables. Meeting the challenge of relieving the load on a grid operating at its maximum capacity The electrical infrastructure in New York is under intense pressure and ConEd is extremely limited in making upgrades as underground conduits have little or no physical space for additional cabling. The infrastructure is re