What is a Microgrid?
Welcome to About Microgrids, a new section of Microgrid Knowledge that defines terms and concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy.
Maine Business Park Seeks Partners for Green Microgrid Development
Brunswick Landing, a business park at a former naval air station in Maine, is looking for an experienced partner to help with microgrid development as part of its larger plan to become a green technology center.
Can a National Demand Response Event Fill in the Solar Gap for Monday’s Eclipse?
Microgrids and energy storage installations are still too few to play any major role during Monday’s solar eclipse. But an approach both use — demand response — will get its first national test and perhaps offer lessons for the future.
Denver’s Peña Station NEXT: This Way to Energy Utopia?
Denver’s Peña Station NEXT offers an energy planners dream: 382 acres where engineers can start from scratch in creating a clean energy community.
New York Launches REV Connect: The Start of Energy’s Amazon?
New York took its next big step toward creating what some describe as the Amazon.com of distributed energy with the unveiling of REV Connect.
Industry Perspectives
Microgrids-as-a-Service: Making Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Energy a Reality
Microgrid-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a new, industry-leading financing mechanism that enables organizations to deploy microgrids without any upfront investment. This financing model allows municipal, district, institutional, commercial campuses and large buildings to stabilize long-term energy costs and upgrade critical energy infrastructure without capital outlay.
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.
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.
Who Uses Microgrids and Why?
As the fledgling microgrid industry matures, the technology’s advantages become apparent in more applications. Here we describe what types of businesses and institutions commonly use microgrids and why.
