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    Generac Securing DOE Funding to Support $100M Battery Microgrid VPPs for Water Utilities

    Under the planned water infrastructure power project, microgrids using battery energy storage and managed by distributed energy resources management systems (DERS) would form ...
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    First Student, Con Edison Developing Microgrid Demonstration to Charge School Buses in Brooklyn

    The demonstration project will include a smart energy hub with generation supplied by solar power, battery storage and a power delivery system. The project also will include a...
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    Lincoln Electric System Adding Battery Storage to Community Microgrid

    The Eos battery storage system to be installed will offer backup power support to the community microgrid that also provides grid services and electricity if an outage happens...
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    ENGIE NA Delivers New Microgrid for San Marcos Schools’ Electric Fleet

    The San Marcos Unified School District, in conjunction with ENGIE North America, unveiled upgrades to its transportation center, including a new microgrid.
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    Zimbabwean, Nigerian Villages Celebrate New Solar Microgrids

    Hakwata village in Zimbabwe launched a 200-kW solar microgrid system earlier this month that will power a health clinic, school, shops and homes. In Nigeria, plans to build a ...
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    Data Center Energy Frontier: Big Tech Making Big Bets on Small Nuclear

    Tech giants Amazon and Google this week announced huge bets on the future of small reactor nuclear projects. Those moves followed Microsoft’s recent agreement with Constellation...
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    Brig. Gen. Christopher W. Cook, deputy commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division; the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and Col. Stephen Trotter, Fort Hunter Liggett Garrison Commander - cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the completion of a $21.8 million microgrid project. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Augusta Vargas)

    Leading the Charge: 3 Army Installations Launch Pioneering Microgrids

    The Army and other branches of the military are using microgrids to increase energy independence and resilience at bases around the world while also reducing energy costs and ...
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    Switching Gears: The U.S. Move Toward Gas-Insulated MV Switchgear

    A noticeable shift toward advanced solutions such as gas-insulated switchgear is being observed specifically in high-growth sectors like data centers and renewable energy.

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    Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

    Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...

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    QuickChat: Analyzing the Complexities of the Energy Transition

    Join Rod Walton and Aron Bowman, President of ELM MicroGrid and ELM Solar, as they explore the current stat and prospects of utility-scale power grids.

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    7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization

    In 2022, Enchanted Rock and Microgrid Knowledge conducted a survey of leaders at large U.S. electric utilities. The goal was to understand their actions and attitudes around microgrid...

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    Microgrid Standardization Will Accelerate Much Needed Adoption

    Demand for microgrids is growing in large part because they offer resilience for today’s energy needs. Microgrids are just one example of distributed energy resources. They generate...
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    3 reasons your microgrid controls should be able to communicate in real time

    Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, outlines three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site...