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Fast cars and (energy) freedom: Porsche goes microgrid

Fast cars and (energy) freedom: Porsche goes microgrid

Porsche Cars North America is investing $50 million dollars in a renovation project that includes a solar microgrid and an expansion of the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, a unique venue that allows the public to let their inner Formula E driver loose on the track in a Taycan, Porsche’s first all-electric sports car.

Update: President Joe Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act. What will change for microgrids?

Update: President Joe Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act. What will change for microgrids?

US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Tuesday. Here are 8 changes (all good) that microgrid industry insiders foresee.

California urged to move faster on $200 million in microgrid incentives

California urged to move faster on $200 million in microgrid incentives

With power outages becoming a routine worry for many Californians, several groups last week pushed state regulators to act quickly on microgrid incentives — which are now more than a year in the making.

Now available! View Microgrid 2022 on demand

Now available! View Microgrid 2022 on demand

If you couldn’t attend Microgrid 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past June, good news. We captured every session on video and it’s now available for you to view on demand.

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Cummins opens new microgrid test lab

The Cummins Power Integration Center, located in Fridley, Minnesota, is a new microgrid test lab designed to assess and optimize the performance of complex microgrid systems.

Studying microgrid feasibility in outage-prone Wisconsin

Wisconsin has awarded 15 grants for microgrid feasibility studies, which have netted lessons on collaboration for a SEPA-led team.

A less obvious way the climate bill will help microgrids

Microgrid costs are likely to fall due to the Inflation Reduction Act, but that’s only one factor that promises to drive up demand for microgrids, should the climate bill pass the House as expected.

2G Energy executive: Microgrids bring resilience and certainty in uncertain times

Kurt West of 2G Energy explains how microgrids bring resilience and certainty in uncertain times in an interview with Microgrid Knowledge.

How this standardized process gets solar microgrids built; community microgrids next

Microgrid developers often lament the lack of standardization in the development process. Now a California non-profit says it has found a model for moving solar microgrids forward.

Look at these microgrid funding options — and think big

Think big when pursuing federal funding for microgrids, a US Department of Energy official told the audience at Microgrid 2022.

Microgrid Perspectives

If microgrids are the future, how can we future-proof microgrids?

If microgrids are the future, how can we future-proof microgrids?

Eric Dupont, chief development officer at PowerSecure, explains how working with a microgrid+ developer can ensure microgrids are future-proof.

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Editor’s Choice

  • Update: Climate bill — which could cut microgrid costs 10% to 50% — passes US Senate on Sunday

  • 5 reasons to worry about the state of the grid: NERC report

  • California looks for ways to make it easier to deploy demand flexibility

  • How a microgrid saved Pittsburgh International Airport $1 million

  • As worries mount over Texas grid, major beverage distributor commissions Enchanted Rock microgrid

News

  • California’s Kern High School District issues microgrid request for qualifications

  • Maryland awards funds for three more microgrid projects

  • Enchanted Rock’s reciprocating engine secures CARB DG certification

  • AXA IM Alts makes investment in GreenStruxure

  • Ghana to make more than $85 million investment in minigrids and stand-alone solar

Video Library

Microgrid Costs

Why Does a Microgrid Cost What it Costs?

Microgrid leaders describe issues that drive up microgrid costs — development and permitting delays, state regulations and utility rules, generation choices, location, market rules — and how to overcome them.

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Travel Insurance: Why Mass Transit Is Coming to Rely on Microgrids

In this video, we explore three examples of how mass transit leaders and organizations are increasingly relying on microgrids.

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Microgrids for Education and Campuses

California’s higher education institutions are leaders in microgrids. In this panel discussion from Microgrid California, hear from schools that operate campus microgrids and those that are soon to join them.

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Microgrid 2022

Microgrid 2022 Day 2 Welcome

This video sets the stage for day 2 of the Microgrid 2022 conference. Speakers include Joe Calhoun of PERC and Kevin Normandeau of Microgrid Knowledge.

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Microgrid California

Microgrid California: Interactive Leadership Session

Four microgrid industry leaders reflect on the information presented during the Microgrid California event and discuss predictions for the future.

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Electric Reliability

Why the Electric Grid is No Longer Enough

The customer is demanding more of the grid these days as our world becomes more electrified, and that means that power outages are becoming more and more expensive. What does reliance on the grid cost your operation — and how can you get the cost down?

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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.

key questions about microgrids

Think you’re ready for a microgrid? Answer these questions first

You may be enthusiastic about pursuing a microgrid, but are you aware of the issues that could bog down your project? We've prepared a list of key questions about microgrids to consider before getting started.

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.

microgrid defined

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.

The Microgrid Perspective

5 questions to ask when choosing a demand response program for your microgrid

5 questions to ask when choosing a demand response program for your microgrid

Tom Poteet of Mesa Solutions outlines five questions you can use to determine which demand response program works best for your organization.

Video Interviews

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White Papers

Driving Resiliency Through Your Organization’s Energy Infrastructure

Leaders in large corporations, government agencies, and other organizations face numerous challenges in running their day-to-day operations. For them, energy – the lifeblood of many organizations – has historically been seen as reliable, and occasional power outages considered an inevitable cost of doing business. However, these same organizations are starting to view energy and the associated risks and opportunities in a new light as power outages continue to impact their organizations and as new energy innovations make it to market. Download this new white paper from Ameresco that explores ways in which government agencies, companies, and other organizations can leverage their energy infrastructure to minimize the adverse impacts of major events – in other words, become more resilient.

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