Cloud Based Virtual Power Plants Explained

Manchester Science Park (MSP) energy usage costs are usually in excess of £1.5M per annum. The CVPP system works within this setting to reduce energy usage by peak shaving overall demand, facilitates demand side response and acts to increase triad cost reduction.

The buildings are equipped with smart meters and the collected data is monitored using a combination of STARK and TEAM software. Both platforms provide a dashboard for storing all usage data information in a single place and collates energy consumption across each building to allow us to enable tracking of a number of Key Performance Indicators (e.g. control consumption, energy cost or carbon emissions).