Survey Shows Bullish Microgrid Industry Innovating to Meet New Market Demand
The microgrid industry appears to be innovating its way out of the funding dilemma caused by the loss of incentives in 2025.
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A 2020 Nissan Leaf used at the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid. Courtesy of PG&E
The Most Microgrid-ish County in America?
Eight years ago, I wrote an article, “What is it about Humboldt County and Microgrids?” Now, the Northern California county is at it again.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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Politics Rears Its Ugly Head Following Spain’s Power Outage
The arcane concept of “grid inertia” is suddenly making headlines following Spain’s power outage.
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South Australia Offers Lessons that Might Have Averted Spain’s Blackout
Grid flexibility could have helped avoid the Spain blackout, as South Australia learned nearly a decade ago.
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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.