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    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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    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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    8 Promises Fulfilled in 2024: Significant New Microgrid Projects Move Forward to Highlight a Year of Thankful Progress

    Nov. 27, 2024
    We’re not saying these are the only or most important microgrid efforts, but we are saying they cover most situations and intrigued many of our readers. They also prove significant...
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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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    Five Questions for the 20s: The Most Compelling Microgrid Challenges of the Decade

    July 11, 2024
    Microgrid Knowledge sought out the prevailing wisdom of long-time industry leaders on the microgrid storylines driving this decade of possibilities and headwinds.
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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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    Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

    Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...

    Video Interviews

    What is the critical problem that model-based engineering solves for microgrid development? This Microgrid 2019 discussion recorded on video answers this question and more. (Photo: Typhoon HIL)

    Model-Based Engineering: What does it Solve for Microgrid Development?

    Aug. 16, 2019
    In a panel discussion at Microgrid 2019 in San Diego, Typhoon HIL experts explored how model-based system engineering — in particular ultra-high-fidelity Hardware in the Loop ...

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    An Introduction to Microgrids: Combining Multiple Power Sources for Maximum Efficiency and Uptime

    June 1, 2020
    In this white paper learn how to combine multiple power sources for maximum efficiency and uptime with a microgrid.