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Energy Surety Design Methodology

Broderick, Robert J.; Cook, Marvin A.; DeMenno, Mercy D.; El Khatib, Mohamed E.; Guttromson, Ross G.; Hightower, Michael H.; Jones, Katherine A.; Nanco, Alan N.; Schenkman, Benjamin L.; Schoenwald, David A.; Silva Monroy, Cesar S.

The Energy Surety Design Methodology (ESDM) provides a systematic approach for engineers and researchers to create a preliminary electric grid design, thus establishing a means to preserve and quickly restore customer-specified critical loads. Over a decade ago, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) defined Energy Surety for applications with energy systems to include elements of reliability, security, safety, cost, and environmental impact. Since then, Sandia has employed design concepts of energy surety for over 20 military installations and their interaction with utility systems, including the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) project. In recent years, resilience has also been added as a key element of energy surety. This methodology document includes both process recommendations and technical guidance, with references to useful tools and analytic approaches at each step of the process.