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...]
Report Calls for Change as Town Center Microgrids Run into Roadblocks
August 4, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Australia Issues $18.8 Million for Remote and Regional Microgrid Projects
July 28, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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 Leave a Comment
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...]
CleanSpark Microgrid Cuts Customer Costs 80%
July 13, 2021 By
A recently commissioned solar-plus-storage microgrid in San Diego, California, reduced its host’s electricity bill by about 80% in its first month of operation, according to CleanSpark, one of the project’s partners. The microgrid was designed for WS Display/San Diego Sign to provide economic optimization and cleaner energy, as well as cut … [Read more...]
Verdant Microgrid Partners with ClearGen and Blackstone in $150 Million Financing Agreement
June 30, 2021 By
Clean energy developer Verdant Microgrid has finalized an exclusive $150 million financing agreement with ClearGen, a Blackstone Credit portfolio company. Founded in 2018, Verdant Microgrid is a US energy company that designs, builds and operates distributed generation projects for commercial and industrial customers. Verdant’s project … [Read more...]
Maryland RFI Seeks Microgrid Information to Help Electrify Bus Fleet
June 29, 2021 By
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued a request for information (RFI) for firms that can plan, provide, operate, and maintain facilities for bus electrification, and it is considering incorporating microgrids into the project. The due date for responding is July 21. The RFI (RFI-21-064-EQ) issued June 23 by the … [Read more...]
IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller to Infuse $1 Billion into Global Electrification
June 22, 2021 By
The IKEA Foundation, a philanthropic organization formed by the founder of furniture giant IKEA, and The Rockefeller Foundation have set up a $1 billion platform to develop minigrids and other decentralized energy projects for the 3.6 billion people with unreliable electricity or none at all. Announced Monday, the program aims to reduce 1 … [Read more...]
UC Berkeley Seeks Help as It Pursues Microgrid Project
June 8, 2021 By
The University of California, Berkeley, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a financial consultant to help the university set up a renewable energy microgrid covering its campus. After studying the issue for several years, the university late last year narrowed its options for replacing its aging natural gas-fired combined heat and … [Read more...]
Scale Microgrid Solutions Acquires Microgrid in Bridgeport, Connecticut
June 4, 2021 By
As part of its growth strategy, Scale Microgrid Solutions has acquired a microgrid that serves three key municipal facilities in Bridgeport, Connecticut. “Scale is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire and optimize distributed energy resources, including those currently in commercial operations or in late-stage development,” … [Read more...]
Maryland Agency Awards $566,000 in Microgrid Grants
May 28, 2021 By
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) issued $566,000 in microgrid grants to eight organizations to fund feasibility studies, planning and design for projects. The funding is from the agency’s Resilient Maryland program, which aims to help eligible organizations and governmental entities set up microgrids, resiliency hubs, resilient … [Read more...]
