Impact of Energy Architecture on Assessing Microgrid Construction and Its Economic Benefits for Convenience Stores

For zero carbon emission, the industry has the pressure of carbon emission reduction. The service industry must also correspond to carbon emission policies. Hence, operators of convenience stores must prioritize the effective reduction of carbon emissions. There are two ways for them to reduce carbon emissions: energy conservation and renewable energy microgrids. Using HomerPro, we simulated the application of a renewable energy microgrid in convenience stores. Then microgrid system combinations were composed of the power grid, wind power, solar photovoltaics, lithium, and flow batteries. We used the 2030 carbon fee set in the Ministry of Environment report as the benchmark for techno-economic assessment to explore the carbon reduction benefits and cost assessments brought by the microgrid system.