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2 Microgrid Projects Advance to Actionable Phase of DOE’s SOLVE IT Prize Competition

Small hydroelectric microgrids in Puerto Rico and solar-powered microgrids for a California tribal community were among the 10 clean energy projects that advanced to the final...
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California Electricity Aggregator Targets Low-Income Customers with its First Virtual Power Plant

The Clean Power Alliance, one of California’s largest Community Choice Aggregators and green energy suppliers, will partner with Haven Energy to create a virtual power plant and...
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DC's Public Service Commission Seeking RFPs for Transactive Neighborhood Renewable Microgrid Pilot

The project should be sized to target a neighborhood of 50-200 residences and other buildings but can be larger,” reads the Public Service Commission of DC’s document. “Buildings...
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The Microgrid Sector from A to Z: Microgrid Knowledge’s Industry Database of Companies Supporting the Microgrid Revolution

Here at Microgrid Knowledge we keep tabs on who is doing what to contribute to the buildup of microgrids everywhere. We offer this growing list of companies involved in development...
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What Will Drive Clean Energy, DER Progress in 2025? Expert Panel Weighs In

During a World Resources Institute teleconference, a panel of experts predicted that the Trump administration may implement changes to the Inflation Reduction Act, Environmental...
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Cooperating to Create Resiliency for Castañer: Plan Calls for Networking DERS and Community Microgrids for Puerto Rican Town

“The whole idea is to network everything” said the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) Carlos Alberto Velázquez. A community energy resilience plan from IREC intends ...
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Why Minigrids are Thriving in Africa

Electricity access is a persistent issue across Africa, particularly in the sub-Saharan region that is home to most of the nearly 600 million people on the continent without affordable...
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As Data Centers Boost Demand for Clean, Reliable Energy, New DER Tariffs and Models Emerge

With data center, electrification and manufacturing increases boosting demand for clean, reliable power, new tariffs – designed to encourage investment in clean distributed 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: How SCADA Can Manage and Make Sense of Renewable and Distributed Energy Data

Managing editor Rod Walton spoke with Brett Benson, marketing director for global renewable energy solutions at global automation technology and software firm Emerson...

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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...