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Austin Energy SHINES: Solar-Storage Grid Management Pilot

Austin Energy's DOE-funded SHINES pilot (2016-2020, a $4.3m federal SETO grant matched by the utility) built a Distributed Energy Resource Management System coordinating 1.5MW battery systems at the Mueller and Kingsbury solar sites with demand response. It produced a replicable software template, not an islanding microgrid.

Completed 📅 2016–2020

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⚡ EnergySmart grid & energy
Scale🧪 Pilot
Cost≈$8.6M total (DOE $4.3M + Austin Energy match ≈$4.3M)

📖 Terms in this entry: Microgrid · Smart grid · Fuel cell

Sources

↗ Austin Energy (operator)Official utility site detailing sustainable smart grid deployments.
↗ US Department of Energy (authority)Official page by the city or public authority behind the project.
↗ OSTI / DOE final report (authority)Official page by the city or public authority behind the project.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Austin Energy SHINES: Solar-Storage Grid Management Pilot” — Austin, United States. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/austin-smart-grid/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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