• 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.

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    Schneider Electric Investing $700M in U.S. Operations Through 2027

    March 25, 2025
    Schneider Electric’s total U.S. investment for the decade should exceed $1 billion and is the French-based global firm’s largest capital expenditure plan in its 135-year history...
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    The Microgrid Sector from A to Z: Microgrid Knowledge’s Industry Database of Companies Supporting the Microgrid Revolution

    Jan. 5, 2025
    Here at Microgrid Knowledge we keep tabs on who is doing what to contribute to the buildup of microgrids everywhere. We offer this growing list of companies involved in development...
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    Bs and Cs: Think Microgrid's State Scorecard Indicates Projects Growing, but Grades Policy Making as Slow So Far

    Dec. 20, 2024
    Developers, energy technology firms and end users are making the grade in uniting resiliency with sustainability. When it comes to state-level policy making, however, the efforts...
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    Microgrids: Enhancing Grid Resilience and Shaping the Future of Energy Distribution

    Dec. 18, 2024
    As we move toward decarbonization and increased electrification, these localized power systems offer unique advantages in terms of reliability, flexibility and energy independence...
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    What Microgrids Offer the Golden State Could Prove a Golden Opportunity Globally

    Nov. 9, 2024
    The solution to these problems isn’t more transmission lines or fossil-fuel-powered peaker plants. The solution is decentralizing the grid, making it more flexible, resilient,...
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    Television Time: CBS Saturday Morning Highlights Hotel Marcel, Microgrid

    Aug. 19, 2024
    Microgrid Knowledge Conference contributor Ageto Energy designed and developed the project. The 7-minute segment focused on the project’s connection to on-site solar and other...

    Texas Time: The Microgrid Conference 2025 Call for Speakers is Now Open

    Aug. 5, 2024
    Whether it's new data centers, industrial plants or EV charging infrastructure, the new electrification economy is going to need more power than the utility-scale grid can provide...
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    Toast to Texas: The Microgrid 2025 Conference Page is Up and Running

    June 27, 2024
    We’re going for even bigger and better next April 15-17 when the 10th MGK Conference happens in Dallas. To paraphrase Texans about their state, it’s going to be a whole other ...
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    A Tale of Two Microgrids: New Sun Road's Takeaways from Microgrid Knowledge Conference 2024

    June 10, 2024
    Microgrids are much stronger connected to each other. Operations and maintenance must be prioritized. Artificial intelligence can prove to be a real asset to microgrid control...
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    Properly Planning for the Multiple Impacts of Microgrids: Jon Erickson of POWER Engineers MGK 2024

    May 28, 2024
    Microgrids offer increased reliability, resiliency, and energy efficiency, but if the systems aren’t properly planned and installed, they will fail to perform as intended, and...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

    Video Interviews

    In this video interview from the recent Microgrid 2017 event in Boston, Doug Staker of Demand Energy Networks, discusses the potential of solar plus storage — and how this can boost resiliency.

    Solar Plus Storage: An Increasingly Cost-Competitive Way to Improve Resiliency

    Nov. 16, 2017
    In a video interview from Microgrid 2017 in Boston, Demand Energy Networks’ Doug Staker discusses why solar plus storage is becoming more cost competitive and how it can boost...

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    Linking Clean Energy and Clean Mobility via Resilient Microgrids

    Oct. 15, 2021
    Resilient microgrids and energy as a service (EaaS) business models can help to support grid assets by linking renewables, EVs, and advanced software systems to provide real time...