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How 4 Microgrid Developers Are Trying to Survive Trump Energy Policies

How are microgrid projects surviving steep federal funding cuts? We asked microgrid developers. Here is what they told us.

Lisa Cohn
October 31, 2025
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UK Study Finds Renewable Microgrids Cheaper than Small Nuclear Reactors for Data Centers

Microgrids come out winner in a new UK study that compares renewable microgrids and small modular reactors on cost and speed to power.

Elisa Wood
September 28, 2025
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Alliance Forms to Help Communities Rushing to Build Local Energy Before Tax Credits Expire

Big players in energy, software, and insurance, today announced an alliance backed by $7.5 billion to install local energy.

Elisa Wood
September 18, 2025
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Energy Innovators Unveil a New Kind of Microgrid for Data Centers

A new microgrid introduced by industry giants Eaton and Siemens shows how energy innovators are overcoming today’s market and regulatory challenges.

Elisa Wood
September 14, 2025
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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.

Elisa Wood
August 31, 2025
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The Power Industry’s Love/Hate Relationship with Data Centers

Data center guru Rich Miller interviews Elisa Wood about data centers and onsite power.

Elisa Wood
May 17, 2025
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Is Siloed Electric Grid Model Management Hurting Your Utility’s Bottom Line?

Network model management (NMM) overcomes the siloed approach that limits effective planning by electric utilities.

Energy Changemakers Content Services
May 12, 2025
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What Do All Big Power Outages Have in Common? A Big Grid

The Iberian Peninsula grid outage underscores the vulnerabilities of centralized grids and reinforces the need for more decentralized energy.

Elisa Wood
May 5, 2025
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How to Make Distributed Solar Projects Pencil without the Federal Tax Credit

Distributed solar can still offer an impressive return without the tax credit. But it requires some rethinking about how projects are structured.

Elisa Wood
April 18, 2025
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Strong, Weak and Mixed Signals for Clean and Distributed Energy

Clean and distributed energy came barreling out of 2024 with force. Now, they face walls. Do they have enough momentum to knock them down? Consider these signals.

Elisa Wood
April 13, 2025
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