When energy is provided as a service, there need to be mechanisms in place for the provider to ensure customers always have power when they need it. This is where microgrids enter the picture. Microgrids are groups of localized energy generation, storage, and management systems that combine to act as one controllable entity, utilizing advanced controls to operate independently or alongside the utility grid.

EaaS solutions are generally built around microgrids because they help improve energy reliability (by utilizing storage and back up generation), enhance resilience during outages via their multiple built in redundancies, and optimize energy performance - attributes that are elusive with the central grid today and that are especially important for critical public and private infrastructure facilities like hospitals, universities, community shelters, and data centers.

Under the EaaS model, the provider finances, designs, builds, owns, operates, and maintains the microgrid. The energy service provider assumes all investment and operational risk on behalf of the customer while delivering localized energy at predictable prices. The arrangement delivers energy to the customer without them having to take on the burden of owning or maintaining complex energy assets, or deploying capital for their purchase.

EnergyX® ONE is AZZO’s end-to-end Energy-as-a-Service solution for customers across North America. With EnergyX® ONE, customers can focus on their mission while AZZO ensures their facilities stay efficiently, reliably, and intelligently powered.