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DOE Launches Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership Initiative

The Department of Energy’s Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership initiative aims to help remote, rural and electrically isolated communities leverage microgrid technologies...
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Wisconsin Hospital Breaks Ground on 100% Renewable Energy Microgrid

The microgrid will be connected to a new battery energy storage system, the hospital’s existing rooftop solar array and biogas energy generated by the nearby La Crosse County ...
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Campus Microgrid With Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Could Yield 63.5% Reduction in Carbon: Study

Report by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and software firm Xendee indicates that SMR nuclear could be cost-competitive to grid power ... if a high carbon tax was ...
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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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RMI’s New Report: VPPs Could Prevent up to 28 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions by 2035

A new report from RMI and Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), concludes that VPPs can reduce costs and carbon emissions while also maintaining reliable grid operations.
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Takeoff for New Terminal One: Construction Begins on JFK Airport Microgrid

The solar panel installation will begin early next year once the conduit work is in place, AlphaStruxure’s Macias noted. E-J Electric Installation will install the panels. The...
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Giraffic Solar Park: Valley Children's Celebrates Construction Start on Microgrid

Valley Children’s Healthcare in Madura plans to bring the microgrid into operation next year. The facility’s planners hope that the project will generate 80% of the hospital’s...
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Next-Gen Nuclear Milestone: NRC Approves Construction Permit for Natura Test Reactor

Developer Natura Resources would deploy its MSR-1 system at Abilene Christian University and operate the 1-MW in tandem with the school’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing ...

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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...