About Microgrids

Welcome to About Microgrids, a section of Microgrid Knowledge that defines microgrid terms and concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy.

Elevating Lives Through Electricity: The 2024 Microgrid Knowledge Greater Good Award Winners

April 24, 2024
Electricity is more than a science lesson or a tool of comfort; this flow of electrons serve as a hand up to a better world for many, putting into action a “greater good” that...
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All Eyes on the Microgrid as Catalyst of The Evolving Energy Transformation: MGK Conference Day One in Baltimore

April 23, 2024
Utilities were anticipating flat load growth only a few years ago, but the unstoppable momentum of AI, data center expansion and electrification blew those forecasts apart. The...
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The Revolution in Energy is at Hand: Microgrid 2024 Happens Now

April 22, 2024
The content happening in Baltimore will feature sessions on microgrids involving universities, utilities, communities, public safety, electric vehicle charging and elements of...
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Scoring for the Future with a Common Definition: A Taxonomy for Microgrids

April 20, 2024
Think Microgrid’s Taxonomy Brief 2024 strives to define microgrids and the role they can play in transforming our energy system.
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Want to Increase EV Adoption? Deliver Energy On Site and On Time

April 12, 2024
Microgrids are a true solution, but they need to align with the crucial Ps and Qs required to make distributed energy happen in the service of e-mobility. Those include planning...
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The Experts Agree: Microgrids Are Gaining Momentum, but Customers still Face Challenges

April 3, 2024
From understanding the benefits of microgrids to optimizing and coordinating the use of renewable energy resources, industry experts agree that microgrid customers will continue...
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Media Welcome at Microgrid 2024 Conference

Feb. 29, 2024
Speakers will include top leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy's Offices of Electricity and Clean Energy Demonstrations, the Maryland Energy Administration, Spirae, Schneider...

DOE Grid Controls Leader Bindewald Headlining Microgrid Conference Plenary

Feb. 23, 2024
The Microgrid Knowledge Conference runs from Monday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 24 at the Marriott Waterfront along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. General session panelists and presenters...
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Slideshow Memories: Highlights from Microgrid 2023 in Anaheim

Feb. 6, 2024
These conferences, such as the upcoming Microgrid 2024 this April 22-24 in Baltimore at the Marriott Waterfront, are a pivotal time for reconnection, networking and sharing of...
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Come Monday: Microgrid 2024 Expanding Three-Day Schedule this April

Jan. 24, 2024
Make those Sunday travel plans: Altogether, Microgrid 2024 will offer about seven hours of Monday kickoff sessions to get the momentum rolling at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront...

Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

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QuickChat: The Advantages of Propane in Microgrids

June 15, 2023
Watch this 15-minute QuickChat between Jim Bunsey, PERC and Microgrid Knowledge’s Kevin Normandeau to learn about the advantages of propane in microgrids.

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7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization

Feb. 7, 2023
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...