What is a Microgrid?
How is a microgrid defined? A few different definitions exist. Here we set out to explain what we mean by 'microgrid' at Microgrid Knowledge.
Microgrids Protect Essential Water Services for California Residents During Outages
Communities can live without power, but they can’t survive without water. That’s why the Ventura County Public Works Agency’s water and sanitation department in California is planning a microgrid at its Moorpark Water Reclamation Facility, which serves low-income residents.
How Rural Electric Cooperatives Can Power Through California Outages with Microgrids
Anza Electric, a rural electric cooperative in Southern California, chose to install a microgrid after learning that a new transmission line would cost more than the cooperative’s total value.
Interested in Speaking at Microgrid California? Applications are Due August 16
Microgrid Knowledge seeks speakers for “Microgrid California: Keeping the Power Flowing During Grid Disruption,” a one-day educational forum in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California Regulators Waive Key Standby Charges for Eligible Microgrids
In a win for microgrid developers, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday suspended a key component of standby charges for eligible microgrids.
Microgrid Perspectives
Microgrid Procurement: How to Select the Right Partners from an Alphabet Soup of Vendors
Scott Kessler, Siemens’ head of microgrid strategy and sales, explains the pitfalls of inadvertently building a microgrid with incompatible components and how microgrid developers can beware.
About Microgrids
Here you’ll find microgrid 101 information. We define terms and explain concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy. We welcome you to send these article links to others who may want to learn more about microgrids.
Large Private Microgrid Under Development in Thailand
Impact Solar Limited, a Thailand-based clean energy company, is developing the largest private microgrid in Thailand, which will be located at Saha Industrial Park in Sri Racha.
Microgrid Benefits: Eight Ways a Microgrid Will Improve Your Operation…and the World
Microgrids serve industries, institutions, communities and other customers in a range of ways. Here we look at eight main microgrid benefits – from keeping the lights in a storm to lowering energy costs to improving community well-being.
