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    Welcome to About Microgrids, a section of Microgrid Knowledge that defines microgrid terms and concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy.

    Elevating Lives Through Electricity: The 2024 Microgrid Knowledge Greater Good Award Winners

    April 24, 2024
    Electricity is more than a science lesson or a tool of comfort; this flow of electrons serve as a hand up to a better world for many, putting into action a “greater good” that...
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    All Eyes on the Microgrid as Catalyst of The Evolving Energy Transformation: MGK Conference Day One in Baltimore

    April 23, 2024
    Utilities were anticipating flat load growth only a few years ago, but the unstoppable momentum of AI, data center expansion and electrification blew those forecasts apart. The...
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    The Revolution in Energy is at Hand: Microgrid 2024 Happens Now

    April 22, 2024
    The content happening in Baltimore will feature sessions on microgrids involving universities, utilities, communities, public safety, electric vehicle charging and elements of...
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    Scoring for the Future with a Common Definition: A Taxonomy for Microgrids

    April 20, 2024
    Think Microgrid’s Taxonomy Brief 2024 strives to define microgrids and the role they can play in transforming our energy system.
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    Want to Increase EV Adoption? Deliver Energy On Site and On Time

    April 12, 2024
    Microgrids are a true solution, but they need to align with the crucial Ps and Qs required to make distributed energy happen in the service of e-mobility. Those include planning...
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    The Experts Agree: Microgrids Are Gaining Momentum, but Customers still Face Challenges

    April 3, 2024
    From understanding the benefits of microgrids to optimizing and coordinating the use of renewable energy resources, industry experts agree that microgrid customers will continue...
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    Media Welcome at Microgrid 2024 Conference

    Feb. 29, 2024
    Speakers will include top leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy's Offices of Electricity and Clean Energy Demonstrations, the Maryland Energy Administration, Spirae, Schneider...

    DOE Grid Controls Leader Bindewald Headlining Microgrid Conference Plenary

    Feb. 23, 2024
    The Microgrid Knowledge Conference runs from Monday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 24 at the Marriott Waterfront along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. General session panelists and presenters...
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    Slideshow Memories: Highlights from Microgrid 2023 in Anaheim

    Feb. 6, 2024
    These conferences, such as the upcoming Microgrid 2024 this April 22-24 in Baltimore at the Marriott Waterfront, are a pivotal time for reconnection, networking and sharing of...
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    Come Monday: Microgrid 2024 Expanding Three-Day Schedule this April

    Jan. 24, 2024
    Make those Sunday travel plans: Altogether, Microgrid 2024 will offer about seven hours of Monday kickoff sessions to get the momentum rolling at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront...

    Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

    Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

    Video Interviews

    Michael Kilpatrick, vice president of power systems at S & C Electric, discusses microgrids for the greater good.

    Microgrids for the Greater Good: Serving People by Guaranteeing Energy

    May 30, 2018
    From electrifying remote African villages to bringing clean power to the US grid, microgrids serve the greater good, as discussed here by Michael Kilpatrick, vice president of...

    White Papers

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    How Microgrids Save Schools Money

    Jan. 3, 2023
    Utility costs make up a large percentage of a school or university’s spending budget. A new white paper from Mesa Solutions outlines the economic benefits that campus microgrids...