Iberdrola España installs its first microgrid in Spain at Schneider Electric's Barcelona plant

Iberdrola España and Schneider Electric, a manufacturer of electrical components, inaugurated a microgrid at Schneider's plant in Barcelona. Iberdrola España, Iberdrola's subsidiary in Spain, was responsible for installing the 990 solar panels, the 5 electric vehicle charging points and the battery system, which has a storage capacity of 216 kWh. 

A microgrid takes advantage of storage and self-consumption to manage energy and use it when it is most needed. The microgrid will control distributed resources to reduce its operating costs, increase its installation’s resilience and be more sustainable. 

Iberdrola is developing the ‘Microgrids as a Service’ concept, including solar, batteries and energy management software to help its customers get the most out of decarbonisation processes. 

This project is financed by the call for subsidies for new business model projects in the energy transition through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings (IDAE) under the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan – Funded by the European Union – Next GenerationEU.