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.
Wakefield 5 MW microgrid project.
Lightshift Energy Finishes Latest Microgrid in 50-MW Deal with MMWEC
Two schools in Wakefield, Mass. gain a microgrid through a partnership of Lightshift Energy and MMWEC.
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West Virginia Just Weaponized Grid Defection With Behind-the-Meter Microgrids That Can Sell Power
West Virginia’s new microgrid law creates institutional frameworks for grid defection by data centers and other energy-intensive businesses.
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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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How the Superstorm Sandy Microgrid Has Evolved into the Super Service Microgrid
This Energy Changemakers Podcast explores how the Superstorm Sandy Microgrid became the Super Service Microgrid.
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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.