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Now available! View Microgrid 2022 on demand
If you couldn’t attend Microgrid 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past June, good news. We captured every session on video and it’s now available for you to view on demand. Each of the panel...
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Studying microgrid feasibility in outage-prone Wisconsin
With Wisconsin customers experiencing outages more often due to high winds, winter storms and spring and summer flooding, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has completed microgrid feasibility...
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PG&E and New Sun Road to reduce wildfire risk with remote grids
Because of climate change and aging electric infrastructure, it seems that almost every season is now wildfire season in California. New Sun Road and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have...
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What does your utility think of microgrids?
Businesses, communities and institutions often wonder how their electric utility will respond if they decide to put in a microgrid. The answer is an aggravating, “It depends.” By Ani...
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Sunnova wants to build and run community microgrids as a utility
Residential solar company Sunnova Energy took the bold and unusual step yesterday of seeking regulatory approval in California to act as a utility that owns and operates community microgrids. By...
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T&D World Conference and Exhibition to feature utility microgrid Oct. 6
Interested in learning about distribution microgrids from a utility microgrid leader? Come to the inaugural T&D World Conference and Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina, Oct. 5-7. The microgrid...
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AGL Energy to build microgrid in partnership with commercial orchard
Sophie Gale of One Step Off The Grid reports on an agricultural microgrid in Australia planned by a gen-tailer — a large utility with a combined generator and retail businesses — and a commercial...
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13 new solar plus storage microgrids bring relief to Lebanon
The power situation in Lebanon is grim. A weak and inefficient power grid, rising fuel prices and the devaluation of the country’s currency are the primary culprits in a perfect storm that’s deepened...
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Not all microgrid controllers are created equal
Tim McDuffie, senior business development engineer at Smarter Grid Solutions, explains why different microgrid implementations require different controllers. Tim McDuffie, senior business development...
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Three problems that microgrids can solve
Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, explores how microgrids and distributed generation can solve three major power problems customers face. Tom Poteet, vice president...
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Energy sharing in microgrids is a win-win — but complicated
Energy sharing in microgrids can benefit all parties involved — including utilities — but establishing successful sharing projects can be difficult because of regulatory, policy and technical hurdles....
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Microgrids created electric sanctuaries amidst the devastation of Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian’s devastation in Fort Myers, Florida. Photo courtesy David Ebaugh Microgrids created electric sanctuaries in Florida, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas after Hurricane Ian made landfall...
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Meeting net zero with hybrid hydroelectric plus BESS
Matt Roberts, director of renewable projects at Emerson, explores how hybrid hydroelectric plants that include battery energy storage systems (BESS) can help the energy industry meet its net-zero...
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Ohio county seeks utility partner to help it become ‘microgrid hub of the US’
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is seeking a partner to bring to fruition its ambitious plans for multiple microgrids coordinated by a newly created county utility. Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse...
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SDG&E expands its microgrid and energy storage portfolio
California utility SDG&E is continuing its investment in microgrids and energy storage. By ymgerman/Shutterstock.com Heatwaves and wildfires continue to strain California’s electric grid, and this...
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