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Energy Access Fund to Boost Development of Off-Grid Microgrids and Minigrids
A new energy access fund has been launched in a bid to promote and support the development of microgrids and other measures across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific. Photo courtesy of African Mini...
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio Sets up Microgrid Utility Division, Issues RFQ
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has set up a public utility division to manage microgrids and has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) seeking a design consultant for its ambitious plan to build multiple...
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Can a ‘Microgrid Gap’ Solution Keep the Power Flowing Until the Real Thing is...
California City is looking to attract energy-intensive cannabis growing operations and other businesses, but it is short on power, said Mayor Jeanie O’Laughlin. The city is in talks with Southern...
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California Transportation Authority Proposes Bus Charging Microgrid
The Santa Clara, California, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) plans to build a microgrid with charging infrastructure to upgrade and fuel its fleet of battery-powered electric buses with a...
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Utility Asks California Agency to Reverse Decision Waiving Standby Charges...
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) this week asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reverse its decision to waive a key component of standby charges for microgrids, saying it...
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Why Don’t More Companies Use Microgrids in their Climate Disaster Plans?
Wondering why more companies aren’t incorporating microgrids into their climate disaster plans? The answer may be pretty simple. They still don’t know what microgrids are. That’s one of the findings...
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Four Scenarios in which On-Site Generation and Microgrids Make Sense
When businesses and industries — especially industries such as mines — are located more than 62 miles from grid connections and require less than 20 MW of power, on-site generation and microgrids make...
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Microgrid Saves Money, Cuts Carbon for First Nation Community in British...
Sixty-two miles from the nearest electricity grid, the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation has completed a renewable energy microgrid in remote British Columbia, Canada, with the help of Amp Energy. Built in...
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Fuel Cells: The Microgrid Gap Solution Customers Seek
In a new special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge, Instant On and Robert Bosch, we explore how fuel cells can be a microgrid gap solution that fills the power gap, the fit gap and...
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Utilities Balk at Los Angeles County Plan for a Regional Microgrid Agency
A proposal by the County of Los Angeles to create a regional microgrid agency has drawn the ire of California’s investor-owned utilities. But the county says the utility criticism is off target. By...
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Facing Off Climate Disaster in Louisiana: The Tale of Two Microgrid Champions
Debra Phipps, of PowerSecure, had her eye on Hurricane Ida when it was little more than an oceanic disturbance. Years of experience, and her company’s state-of-the-art weather monitoring bureau,...
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Welcome, Stranger, to the Real Energy Revolution: Demand Flexibility and...
If you asked folks on the street about the energy revolution, they’d probably say something about wind and solar. They’d be a bit behind the times. Renewables were the game changer a decade ago....
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Why We Can’t Just Shrug Off Texas’ Extreme Winter
Microgrids and distributed energy resources (DER) can help Texas grapple with climate-induced extreme weather outlined in a new report that calls on state policymakers to better prepare for electricity...
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Living Lab Demystifies the Challenges of Installing and Operating Microgrids
Siemens’ living lab in Princeton, N.J., aims to demystify the challenges of installing and operating microgrids and show potential microgrid adopters the path to a carbon-neutral future. Paul Bennison,...
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: A Definitive Guide
In a new special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge, Instant On and Robert Bosch, we explore how fuel cells can be a microgrid gap solution that fills the power gap, the fit gap and...
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5 Common Questions About Microgrids Answered
As the microgrid industry grows, more and more readers new to the technology come to Microgrid Knowledge looking to learn the basics. So today we’re taking a step back from our usual flow of industry...
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Microgrid Project Update: Wastewater Plant and Cannabis Growing Facilities
From the West Coast to the Eastern Seaboard, here is a look at three new microgrid projects underway in the United States for wastewater treatment and cannabis operations. By SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com...
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Biden’s New Climate Framework Retains Microgrid Tax Credit
A framework of the Build Back Better bill released by President Joe Biden this week retains a 30% tax credit for microgrid controllers. Photo of the White House by Vacclav/Shutterstock.com The credit...
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California to Consider 4 Utility Microgrids to Help Avert Possible Capacity...
A plan by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to build four utility microgrids won an initial nod last week in a proceeding underway before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to...
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Opportunities for Microgrid Developers and Other Providers to Grow Customers...
In a new special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge, Instant On and Robert Bosch, we explain how fuel cells can be a microgrid gap solution that fills the power gap, the fit gap and...
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