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How Many Microgrids Are There Exactly?
Trying to determine how many microgrids exist in the world is not easy. No central registry exists. And while some microgrids receive global publicity, others are quietly operating in places as...
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Microgrids Powered by a Sidewalk? Siemens and Pavegen Are On It
Power plants aren’t what they used to be. Consider a new partnership formed by Siemens and UK startup Pavegen that paves the way for sidewalks to act as power plants for microgrids. Pavegen produces...
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Don’t Wait to Register for Microgrid 2018 — Spots Expected to Fill Fast
Filling up agenda spots at Microgrid 2018 certainly won’t be hard. But narrowing down the number of quality speaking proposals for the event just might be. Anne Pramaggiore , ComEd president and CEO ,...
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Will the New Solar Tariffs Hurt the Microgrid Industry? Yes and No
Energy insiders offered mixed views this week about how new solar tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will impact the microgrid industry. The tariff on imported solar panels and cells came in...
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Microgrid Effort Continues in Puerto Rico as Army Corps Installs 8th Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed its eighth microgrid on Puerto Rico, as the U.S. territory continues to struggle with power restoration from Hurricane Marie’s strike in September. Latest...
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ComEd’s Much-Watched Bronzeville Microgrid Wins Key Backing
Chicago’s much-watched Bronzeville microgrid has scored a key win with an administrative law judge recommending that state regulators okay the Commonwealth Edison project. Countering objections from...
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How Community Microgrids Have the Power to Change Civilization
Jayant Kumar, global digital grids program director at GE Grid Solutions, discusses how community microgrids can change civilization, and why every city planner should keep them top of mind. Elisa...
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“Stale” Time-of-Use Rates May Undercut Benefits of Energy Storage in California
California’s grid operator is considering a load shift product that could beat “stale” time-of-use rates in its ability to avoid greenhouse gases and generate income for energy storage system owners...
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More Opportunity for Microgrids as Texas Coal Plants Retire
Texas appears to be headed for a precarious summer with the potential for a tight power supply – a situation that could create opportunity for quick response microgrids. The Electric Reliability...
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The Double Life of Microgrids: Eaton’s Solution to a Cybersecurity Problem
When it comes to cybersecurity, microgrids live a dichotomy. They can block the ill effects of a hacked power grid. But they also can invite trouble. Eaton establishes cybersecurity collaboration with...
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Inside a $40M Army Energy Efficiency Project and Microgrid on the Marshall...
Johnson Controls has been awarded a $40 million energy conservation contract that includes a remote microgrid on the Marshall Islands, designed to boost resiliency and cut diesel use for the U.S. Army....
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Too Few Microgrids for Puerto Rico? Or Too Many? Depends on Who You Ask
With power still not fully restored, Puerto Rico finds itself forced to quickly answer questions about microgrids that much of the U.S. mainland has yet to tackle. Sunrun team installing solar plus...
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Energy Storage Gets Biggest Boost in Years. Thank you FERC
A recent federal ruling is likely to give energy storage its biggest boost in years, and buoy microgrids along the way, by granting storage more access to revenue from competitive wholesale electricity...
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Special Alert: ComEd Wins Approval for Innovative Microgrid Cluster in Chicago
In a move with far-reaching implications for grid decentralization, Illinois regulators yesterday approved Commonwealth Edison’s cutting-edge microgrid cluster in Chicago. The Illinois Institute of...
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Power-to-Gas in Microgrids: Competitive with Batteries?
Power-to-gas, a technology that converts excess renewable energy to gases that can be stored, is cost-competitive with lithium-ion batteries in microgrids, according to Matt Gregori, technology...
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Illinois’ Chief Energy Regulator Brien Sheahan to Deliver Microgrid 2018 Keynote
Brien Sheahan, chairman and CEO of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), will deliver the Microgrid 2018 keynote address, Tuesday, May 8 in Chicago. Brien Sheahan, chairman and CEO of the Illinois...
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Hawaii Campus Can Go 100% Renewable Thanks to Solar Microgrid
University of Hawaii Maui College plans to go 100 percent green–likely a first-of-its-kind on a college campus–thanks to a solar microgrid equipped with 42 MWh of energy storage that serves five...
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Nor’easter Arrives on Cue for Schneider’s Microgrid Announcement
Reeling from the third nor’easter in two weeks, New England offered up the perfect backdrop for Schneider Electric to unveil a new industrial microgrid project in Massachusetts this week. The energy...
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Welcome to the Evolution. Utilities Prepare for the Age of the Microgrid
When John Caldwell of the Edison Electric Institute began a microgrid task force a few years ago, the utilities that joined saw no need to meet more than annually. Now they want to meet monthly,...
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Resilient Energy: Hidden in Plain Sight and Waiting to be Unlocked
Resilient energy – technologies like microgrids that allow us to rebound quickly from a power outage – is evolving from a mere buzzword into a valuable product, sometimes even bumping green energy into...
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