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Wesleyan University Microgrid

Organizations, planners, suppliers, equipment, controls, and reported system specifications—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations2
System facts8
Sources reviewed4
Last researched2026-07-19

Wesleyan University's central campus microgrid distributes electricity from the Vine Street substation and integrates campus cogeneration, solar generation, and central thermal systems. The university's current energy page supplies updated ratings that differ from the older directory snapshot.

Research status
Operational campus microgrid; long-term renewable conversion planning underway
Historical classification
CHP
Reported capacity
See component specifications
Coordinates
41.55661, -72.65690
Evidence note: “Every company” cannot be proven from public material alone. This page lists every organization found in the recovered record and reviewed sources, preserves unknown roles, and explicitly marks undisclosed controller or equipment details.
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Project delivery

Who was involved in Wesleyan University Microgrid?

2 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Hale Hill Biofuels

B20 biofuel supplier for campus buildings since 2013 [3]

Organization

Wesleyan University

Owner and operator of the campus microgrid and energy assets [3][4]

System evidence

Reported capacity and specifications

Values can describe different project phases or components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

KW Solar
950 [1]
KW Gas/Diesel
3800 [1]
Storage
NA [1]
Current central cogeneration
2.4 MW natural-gas system installed in 2009 [3]
Named solar installations
750 kW Long Lane, 200 kW Freeman Athletic Center, 7.2 kW at 19 Fountain Avenue, and 3 kW at Admissions [3]
Archived aggregate generation
950 kW solar and 3.8 MW gas/diesel in the earlier directory snapshot [1]
Microgrid service scope
Electricity distributed to approximately 1.8 million square feet of central campus [4]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

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Campus controls

Model not publicly disclosed

The reviewed Wesleyan sources describe the microgrid and generation assets but do not identify a commercial microgrid controller, EMS, inverter, or genset model. [3][4]

Provenance

4 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-01-20

  2. [2]
    Governor Helps “Power Up” Wesleyan’s New Microgrid Project

    newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu · Archived source · captured 2021-01-20

  3. [3]
    Energy Initiatives

    Wesleyan University · Primary source

  4. [4]
    The Future of Energy at Wesleyan

    Wesleyan University · Primary source

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