Microgrids Deliver the Holy Grail of Resiliency: A Reliable Energy Source for Mission Critical Facilities

With clients in the food, healthcare, cold storage, agriculture and public sector space, CoolSys integrates co-generation, solar, batteries and microgrids into solutions that can deliver resiliency.

Kaplan explained that the company is using artificial intelligence to ensure customers have mission critical power when it’s needed—which is all the time. AI-powered predictive and preventative maintenance have “allowed us to really cut down immeasurably the time involved with solving problems that occur in these power plants,” he said.

ESG is more than just a goal

Walton and Kaplan also discussed the changing perception of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals under the current administration. Kaplan noted that as a goal in and of itself, the concept of ESG is retreating. However, ESG can be more than just a way to evaluate how companies operate.

“If you can take energy, which is a cost, and make it a controllable asset, that's what we're after,” Kaplan said. “We feel that with government retreating from [ESG principles], private business has to step in, so we're investing heavily to do exactly that.”

Energy resilience: Finding the holy grail

When it comes to finding energy resilience, Kaplan said it all comes down to partnering with a company that is in the total lifecycle solution business. He explained that CoolSys offers solutions that include everything from upfront feasibility to engineering, permitting, integration, and long-term maintenance.

This approach extends the lifecycle of equipment and lowers the total cost of ownership, he said.

“If we can deliver a lower total cost of ownership to our clients that meets the goals of providing them cost reduction along with resiliency,” that’s the holy grail of energy resilience, Kaplan said.

You can watch the entire interview here.