North America

News and feature articles on microgrids in North America including RFP's, policies and players impacting the region.
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DOE looks to make microgrids ‘essential building blocks’

Oct. 28, 2022
The US DOE plans to issue a road map for microgrids to become a pivotal part of the future grid.

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.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.

Here’s where we really need microgrids in the US

Oct. 26, 2022
If you’re wondering why interest in microgrids is growing at a rapid clip, look no further than a new report “Billion Dollar Losses, Trillion Dollar Threats: The Cost of Climate...
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Sunnova swings back at critics of microutilities plan

Oct. 24, 2022
Opponents are trying to block a microutilities proposal in California with self-serving “the sky-is-falling” arguments, says Sunnova, the plan’s architect.
Solar rooftops in Austin, Texas. Photo by Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
Solar rooftops in Austin, Texas. Photo by Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
Solar rooftops in Austin, Texas. Photo by Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
Solar rooftops in Austin, Texas. Photo by Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
Solar rooftops in Austin, Texas. Photo by Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com

EnergyTech: ERCOT moves forward on pilot to evaluate DERs in wholesale markets

Oct. 24, 2022
Rod Walton, senior editor of EnergyTech, describes an ERCOT pilot project with implications for microgrids.
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Microgrid Talk: The IRA means great things for the microgrid industry

Oct. 18, 2022
In the latest edition of Microgrid Talk, experts share the many ways they think the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will impact the microgrid industry.
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Big response to Sunnova’s microutility plan in California

Oct. 17, 2022
Not surprisingly, those who stand to lose and those who stand to gain have a lot to say about Sunnova’s idea for microutilities in California.
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Chula Vista solar microgrid to save school district $70 million

Oct. 14, 2022
The Chula Vista Elementary School District in California has installed an 8.1 MW solar microgrid, expected to save $70 million over the next 25 years.
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com

Will microgrids keep young people from abandoning Puerto Rican towns?

Oct. 14, 2022
Young people are fleeing Puerto Rico towns because of persistent power outages. A new project proposes microgrids to keep the electricity flowing.