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On a Wing and a Prayer: Funding Microgrids for Low-Income Communities

Feb. 26, 2024
Interest in community microgrids is growing for low-income communities that want energy independence. But funding obstacles and utilities’ focus on owning microgrids are slowing...

Only through Standardization Can Microgrids Accelerate the Energy Transition

Jan. 18, 2024
Jana Gerber, North America microgrid president at Schneider Electric discusses how standardizing microgrids will accelerate the energy transition.
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Putting Backbone into the Energy Journey: The Economics of Sustainability

Nov. 16, 2023
Some of the fruits of decarbonization are not as evident in the near term as they will be years down the road, Schneider Electric's Rohan Kelkar points out, but CFOs and sustainability...
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Puget Sound Energy Expands Virtual Power Plant Partnership with AutoGrid

Nov. 16, 2023
The VPP program aims to reduce costs, improve energy supply reliability and increase the amount of renewable energy flowing through PSE’s system.
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Virtual Power Plants Gaining Traction Down Under and in the U.S.

Oct. 18, 2023
Virtual power plants are growing in popularity as utilities, state and local governments and communities look for ways to effectively utilize an increasing number of distributed...
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Silver Buckshot and Critical Loads: Microgrid Perspectives at RE+

Sept. 15, 2023
For many touting the localized and decarbonizing impact of DERs and microgrids, the key focus coalesced around direct current as the means of delivery.
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Sdge Vpp
Sdge Vpp
Sdge Vpp
Sdge Vpp
Sdge Vpp

MGK Editor Take IV: Ergo, All That and Microgrids v. VPPs

Aug. 30, 2023
Microgrids and virtual power plants are like flip sides of the same coin. Distributed energy resources are often the same, but the executions are very different.
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Sgde Guys With Vpp
Sgde Guys With Vpp
Sgde Guys With Vpp
Sgde Guys With Vpp

Flip Side of the Microgrid: SDG&E Deploys Virtual Power Plant To Offset Summer Peak Demand

Aug. 29, 2023
A microgrid is a physical combination of resources connected on-site but can be islanded from the main grid to keep power running. A VPP is not a physical plant, but a software...
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ERCOT Launches Two Virtual Power Plants

Aug. 28, 2023
The pilot project aims to test the use of consumer-owned energy devices to strengthen grid reliability.