Assessment of The Potential of Russian Regions for The Introduction of Industrial Microgrid

Industrial microgrids are independent energy systems that provide stable power supply to production facilities. In this study, the potential of Russian regions to implement this technology was assessed using cluster analysis. The study used 15 indicators to characterize the level of industrial development, electricity consumption volumes, innovation climate, energy resource availability, and the possible economic effect of using the technology. Two promising clusters were identified. The first cluster includes 7 regions: Rostov, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Sverdlovsk, and Chelyabinsk, as well as the Republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. The second cluster includes 14 regions: Belgorod, Kursk, Lipetsk, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Leningrad, Orenburg, Tyumen, Kemerovo, and Amur, the Republics of Komi, Karelia, and Yakutsk, as well as Perm Krai. If the potential for implementation in the first cluster is explained by the high level of industrial development and a favorable innovation climate, then the second cluster is characterized by the highest tariffs for network maintenance. Therefore, the implementation of the industrial microgrid concept in this cluster can result in the greatest savings, which makes it especially attractive.

Cluster analysis; Energy efficiency; Industrial microgrid; Power sysytem development

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