The Asian Development Bank (ADB) should support community microgrids as part of a shift away from fossil fuels, according to an advocacy group based in the Philippines. “As the costs of solar and wind technologies have decreased exponentially and have become competitive with fossil fuel technologies, ADB should be looking into community … [Read more...]
Philippines Group Urges Asian Development Bank to Finance Microgrid Projects
September 15, 2020 By 1 Comment
Maine Microgrid Project Lands USDA funding
September 10, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Isle au Haut, Maine, received $211,000 from the US Department of Agriculture to help pay for a 311-kW solar power array that will be part of an island microgrid. The island's 140 electricity customers receive power from a 7-mile undersea cable that was installed in the early 1980s and has outlived its expected life. In a sign of the … [Read more...]
What Schneider Electric’s Recent Move Reveals about the Microgrid Market
September 8, 2020 By 5 Comments
To understand the movement of the microgrid industry, its instructive to watch it's large players, particularly, right now, Schneider Electric. The company has been navigating the industry’s tributaries for the last five years and seems to be signaling it sees an ocean ahead. The signal came in the form of Schneider’s mid-August announcement … [Read more...]
The Possibilities for Healthcare Microgrid Business Models
August 10, 2020 By Leave a Comment
In this new special report series, we explore the potential of microgrids in hospitals to prevent outages and downtime. Here we discuss microgrid business models that make it easier for healthcare facilities to move forward with projects. The growth of microgrids in recent years has brought with it advances in business models that make … [Read more...]
FEMA Offers $500M in Resilience Grants. An Opportunity for Microgrids & DERs?
August 7, 2020 By 18 Comments
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a $500 million infrastructure grant program that offers opportunities for microgrids, energy storage, backup power, and other advanced energy solutions. Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, the agency seeks infrastructure projects that … [Read more...]
Data Centers and Microgrids Partner to Change Power Delivery, Efficiency, and Economics
July 29, 2020 By 1 Comment
This final entry from our special report series shows how data centers and microgrids pair to update forms of power delivery, ramp up efficiency and save money. In today’s connected world, a microgrid is a real technology making a real difference. These are the solutions that enable true energy-as-a-service designs, leveraging … [Read more...]
Nanogrids: A New Opportunity for the Solar Industry & its Customers
July 22, 2020 By 9 Comments
We explore the opportunities nanogrids provide for the solar installers in a new special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge and Instant ON. The first article defines nanogrids, explains how they're installed, why they're prices have fallen and how they derive value. What exactly are nanogrids? Think of a microgrid, but: … [Read more...]
What Do You Need to Know to Reduce Utility Charges with a Microgrid?
July 10, 2020 By 2 Comments
Let’s say microgrid developer PowerSecure has been asked to price out the feasibility of a microgrid at a retail grocery store in Wisconsin. How does the developer go about finding the utility pricing information that will demonstrate that the project is or isn’t financially viable? The answer isn’t simple, said Brian Knight, structured … [Read more...]
Why University & College Microgrids Make Financial Sense for Today’s Educational Institutions
July 2, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Read the next article in our special report series on college microgrids. Learn how microgrids are becoming more affordable — and valuable — for today's educational institutions. And explore microgrids as revenue producers. Microgrids can help campuses reduce peak demand charges, which for some institutions can be onerous, accounting for as … [Read more...]
The Data Center and the Environment — We Can All Get Along
June 12, 2020 By Leave a Comment
This special report series on the growing role of data center microgrids in the colocation and big data industry, kicks off with an entry that explores the juxtaposition of the data center and the environment. Today, the data center industry consumes about as much power as the entire global airline industry. And, based on research from the … [Read more...]
