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Microgrids for a 21st century grid
In the fourth article of this special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge and Think Microgrid, we’ll demonstrate why microgrids are the 21st century solution to today’s energy problems....
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Rural counties in California push for activation of idle microgrids as power...
If a microgrid is built in California to address public safety power shutoffs (PSPS), shouldn’t it also be activated when power outages occur for other reasons? Emily C. McCormick/Shutterstock.com...
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More electric vehicles mean more utility microgrids
Policy, economic and environmental issues are expected to dramatically boost demand for electric vehicles (EVs), a phenomenon that is spurring more utility microgrids. By Scharfsinn/Shutterstock.com In...
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How do we create the grid the future demands?
In the fifth and final article of this special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge and Think Microgrid, we’ll look at how to redesign the electrical system with the future climate in...
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Here comes the future: Bronzeville ‘microgrid cluster’ set to begin operating...
Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd) Bronzeville Community Microgrid is a much-watched project that, for the first time in the US, creates a utility microgrid cluster, in this case by linking with the...
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What can bees teach us about electric reliability?
If your power is out, especially for days, the arrival of a mobile microgrid in your community is a welcome sight. But mobile microgrids are rare. Most of us have to tough out a power outage, sometimes...
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Why do data center operators choose diesel backup over cleaner microgrids?
Operators of data centers — which consume high amounts of electricity per square foot of space — generally choose diesel backup systems over cleaner microgrids, sticking to the tried and true and...
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What 4 things are holding up community microgrids?
Community microgrid projects yield numerous benefits. Some keep police, hospitals, water plants and other critical services running during power outages. Others may serve remote outposts with no other...
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Microgrid becomes steppingstone for Puerto Rico town aiming for 100% renewables
The tiny town of Maricao, Puerto Rico, is in the midst of a campaign to become 100% renewable, and it recently took a step in that direction by winning a competition for a microgrid offered through the...
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All-renewable 5 MW Kalbarri microgrid goes live in Western Australia
Sophie Vorrath of One Step Off The Grid reports on the activation of an all-renewable microgrid that will back up the unsteady grid connection in the Western Australia town of Kalbarri. Kalbarri...
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Army to equip all bases with microgrids by 2035 as part of carbon-free...
Saying it wants to lead by example, the US Army plans to build a microgrid at each of its 130 bases worldwide as part of a larger climate strategy released on Tuesday. Fort Hunter Liggett, site of an...
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Microgrids for new eco-friendly housing developments in the UK
A not-for-profit organization has launched a share offer campaign to develop new clean energy microgrid projects across the UK. Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC) aims to raise £1 million ($1.4 million)...
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The agonizing issue that no one cares about: Interconnection
Charlotte Mitchell, chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, expressed relief when — at last — folks started to trickle into a talk on interconnection that she moderated yesterday at a...
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Microgrids: The brains behind electrification and an all-renewable grid
Microgrids are often characterized as sophisticated backup power — and they are. But that’s not all they are. And ignoring the full scope of their abilities short shrifts their value....
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What’s getting in the way of microgrids in Michigan?
Michigan wants more microgrids, but it won’t be easy, according to a state report. Joshua Rainey Photography/Shutterstock.com The Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) staff laid out the state’s...
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PG&E’s ‘personal microgrid’ device aims for home resiliency in fire-prone areas
The use of fossil-fuel generators and home microgrids has increased in Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) territory in response to fires and public safety power shutoffs (PSPS), and now the...
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Alpine projects help climb the microgrid mountain
Six microgrids are being developed across European alpine states as part of a program designed to foster local energy grids. The Austrian Alps. By Anna Om/Shutterstock.com The microgrids are being...
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Why aren’t there more small wind turbines on buildings?
Solar panels and batteries are common elements of a microgrid. Wind turbines, on the other hand, are more of a rarity. Large wind turbines can be found in microgrids built on islands or in remote...
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What Biden’s State of the Union indicates about the path ahead for microgrids
Federal tax credits for clean energy, which include microgrids, appear to still be in play based on the State of the Union address delivered by President Joe Biden last night. In the annual speech...
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Groups struggle to find the elusive ‘value of resilience’ as the electric...
During an extreme heat spell several years ago, my house lost power for a week. We were taking care of aging parents and had no power or water. By week’s end, I would have emptied my life’s savings for...
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