Petra Stock of RenewEconomy describes $50 million in microgrid funding being made available in Australia for remote projects. Regional renewable energy microgrid projects can now apply for funding as the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) launches a new $50 million program to improve the resilience and reliability of electricity … [Read more...]
Federal Agency in Australia Opens Applications for $50M in Microgrid Funding
September 28, 2021 By Leave a Comment
California Transportation Authority Proposes Bus Charging Microgrid
September 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Clara, California, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) plans to build a microgrid with charging infrastructure to upgrade and fuel its fleet of battery-powered electric buses with a potential $4.68 million in grant money from the California Energy Commission (CEC). This Northern California project is part of the VTA’s effort to … [Read more...]
Energy Access Fund to Boost Development of Off-Grid Microgrids and Minigrids
September 16, 2021 By Leave a Comment
A new energy access fund has been launched in a bid to promote and support the development of microgrids and other measures across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific. The Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) is backed by a partnership of 16 governments, foundations and investors. Managed by Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA), its … [Read more...]
US’ Largest County — Los Angeles — Proposes Agency to Support Microgrids in a Large Swath of California
September 14, 2021 By
The County of Los Angeles last week made an eye-opening proposal — a $41 million program that includes a regional microgrid agency to serve an area that encompasses roughly half of California’s population. The county hopes to do for microgrids what a similar initiative, Southern California Regional Energy Network County (SoCalREN), did for … [Read more...]
Congressional Committee Authorizes Microgrid at Ohio Air Base
September 13, 2021 By
The National Defense Authorization Act, which is moving through the US House of Representatives, allocates $4.7 million to set up a military microgrid at a military-civil airport in Ohio. The House Armed Services Committee approved the $768 billion bill for fiscal year 2022 on Sept. 2, sending it to the House floor for a vote. Tucked in the … [Read more...]
Washington State Provides Funds for Nine Microgrids
August 30, 2021 By
Washington State announced $3.9 million in grants from the state’s Clean Energy Fund on Aug. 25, to design and build 18 electric grid modernization projects, including microgrids. Nine of the projects include microgrids and all help Washington’s utilities move the state closer to its 2045 goal of having 100% of its electricity supply free of … [Read more...]
FEMA Seeks Microgrids as Biden Channels $3.5 Billion to Agency for Disaster Relief
August 6, 2021 By
The Biden administration is dedicating a “historic” $3.5 billion to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery program and the funds can be used to build microgrids. As part of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the funding is designated for hazard mitigation measures across the 59 major disaster declarations … [Read more...]
Report Calls for Change as Town Center Microgrids Run into Roadblocks
August 4, 2021 By
Town center, or TC microgrid, projects in the Northeast have foundered in the face of regulatory, statutory and technical challenges, according to a report written for the New Jersey Bureau of Public Utilities (NJBPU). “Town center microgrids are one conceptual solution for community emergency-power resilience and reliability needs but face … [Read more...]
Australia Issues $18.8 Million for Remote and Regional Microgrid Projects
July 28, 2021 By
RenewEconomy's Michael Mazengarb describes a new round of Australian microgrid funding. Twenty remote and regional microgrid projects have received a funding boost, including communities hit by the destructive bushfires, as part of a new push to boost reliability and increase the use of renewable energy in regional Australia. A total of … [Read more...]
How the Microgrid Industry Has Evolved to Benefit Businesses and Homeowners
July 27, 2021 By
In the latest edition of the Microgrid Knowledge Executive Interview series, Mark Feasel, president of Smart Grid North America for Schneider Electric, offers insight into new changes in microgrids for businesses and homeowners. Many people aren’t aware of just how much the microgrid industry has evolved in ways that benefit users of the … [Read more...]
