3 Energy Journalists on the 10 Most Interesting Microgrids
Innovation is running high in the microgrid space, so compiling a list of the 10 most interesting microgrids wasn’t easy. Here’s what we came up with.
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Huawei Digital Power’s Red Sea microgrid. Photo courtesy of Huawei
Microgrids are Getting Big. Are They Still Microgrids?
A 5-MW microgrid used to be considered large. Now, we’re seeing microgrids designed to generate hundreds of megawatts for AI. Welcome to the era of the mega microgrid.
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24 Beehive Microgrids Planned for North Carolina in Response to Last Year’s Hurricane Helene
The beehive microgrid will create two hubs or hives where communities can access solar and batteries.
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Calistoga Microgrid Cleared to Sell Energy to California Grid Over Objection of Consumer Advocate
California regulators ruled that the Calistoga microgrid can sell energy and services to the grid when it’s not serving the community.
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Is a Microgrid a Project or a Product?
Micogrids are the future of energy. But we could make them ubiquitous sooner if we think about them differently.
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When an Old Law Gets in the Way of a New Microgrid
The Cranberry Isles Microgrid might be too pricey for islanders if they have to foot the bill for energy storage on their own.
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Advancing from Solar to Microgrid
Overlay a US map of microgrids against a map of solar installations, and you’ll see a lot of solar and not many microgrids. SolMicroGrid sees an opportunity in this mismatch.
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Microgrids as a Building Block for Future Grids
This white paper is the fourth in a series of seven white papers in support of the DOE Microgrid R&D Program and presents a broad vision for future grids where microgrids serve as a building block along with technologies that would need to be developed, use case scenarios and the research targets. The DOE Microgrid […]
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What are Microgrids Now?
What are microgrids now? By definition, microgrids have not changed, but their value proposition is evolving with the times.
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Asset Manager Adds Microgrid Investment Fund in Bullish Australian Market
Australia’s microgrid market — poised to nearly triple by 2030 — attracts new private equity investment for commercial microgrids.