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Bidirectional Charging Gains Ground with Toyota Project and Federal, California Bills

Nov. 27, 2023
“I've been working in clean DER my entire 30-plus years career; vehicle-to-grid integration is an order of magnitude bigger and more important than any other DER resource,” said...

Only through Standardization Can Microgrids Accelerate the Energy Transition

Jan. 18, 2024
Jana Gerber, North America microgrid president at Schneider Electric discusses how standardizing microgrids will accelerate the energy transition.
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PG&E Testing Bidirectional Charging to Power Mobile Microgrids

Sept. 28, 2023
California’s largest utility believes bidirectional electric vehicles and chargers will play a key role in California’s energy transition, reducing emissions and bolstering electric...
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DERMS system viewed from computer
DERMS system viewed from computer
DERMS system viewed from computer
DERMS system viewed from computer
DERMS system viewed from computer

PG&E Opts for “Radical Collaboration” with Operators of Microgrids and DERs with DERMS

July 31, 2023
No longer is PG&E holding its cards close to its chest, said Schneider Electric's Don Wingate. With a DERMs system, PG&E has opted for transparency and collaboration with community...
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Microgrids created electric sanctuaries amidst the devastation of Hurricane Ian

Oct. 7, 2022
Look at all of the microgrids that kept the power flowing, often to vital services, while Hurricane Ian pummeled the electric grid.
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How microgrids performed during the summer heatwave

Sept. 19, 2022
From Texas to California to Oregon multi-tasking microgrids bolstered the grid and kept air conditioners running during this summer’s brutal heatwave.
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PG&E and New Sun Road to reduce wildfire risk with remote grids

Aug. 22, 2022
In California now almost every season seems like wildfire season. New Sun Road and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have announced a partnership that they believe will help to mitigate...
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California wastewater and waste management agencies plan microgrid, issue RFQ/RFP

July 4, 2022
Monterey One Water, a wastewater facility in Monterey, California, plans to develop a microgrid that will be shared with a co-located waste management plant, and it has issued...
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California microgrid developers gain important interconnection certainty: ‘a big step’

July 1, 2022
Interconnecting to the grid often means delay and expense for DER and microgrid developers. Here’s how a new California Public Utilities Commission resolution will make it easier...