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.
Wakefield 5 MW microgrid project.
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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.
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How Better Utility Grid Model Management Improves Reliability, Saves Costs and Prevents Harmful Run-ins with Regulators
Utility network model management creates centralized master network models for transmission and distribution grids.
The Power Industry’s Love/Hate Relationship with Data Centers
Data center guru Rich Miller interviews Elisa Wood about data centers and onsite power.
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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.