Case Study: a pharmaceutical manufacturer achieves uninterrupted power and resiliency with Centrica Business Solutions' microgrid

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer avoids outages with Centrica Business Solutions and a 24 ms microgrid switch

The customer, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, faced costly production spoilage due to frequent, brief power outages that disrupted its critical drug manufacturing processes. Centrica Business Solutions was contracted to design a reliable energy resiliency solution using a microgrid to ensure an uninterruptible power supply and maintain operational continuity.

Centrica Business Solutions implemented a microgrid featuring a 1.6 MW solar PV system and a 5 MW / 10 MWh ultra fast-response battery energy storage system. This solution delivers a seamless transfer from grid to battery power in 24 milliseconds, achieving the customer's resiliency and sustainability goals. The system was delivered on budget, providing a full return on investment in 12 months and eliminating costly product losses.