Construction of a 5.6 MW microgrid with distributed energy generation, energy storage and over 2 MW of charging capacity is now underway at the Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Montgomery County, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C., after groundbreaking on Sept. 9. AlphaStruxure, a joint venture between Schneider Electric and the … [Read more...]
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Montgomery County’s Microgrid Electric Bus Depot Under Construction
September 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
How Many Hurricanes Must Slam the Grid Before We Get the Message?
September 3, 2021 By
The electric grid’s dysfunctional relationship with hurricanes offers a new twist on the Humpty-Dumpty story. Again and again when fierce storms like Hurricane Ida topple wires and poles, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men do put the grid back together again. But with the next big blow, down it goes. So it was head-scratching this … [Read more...]
Footprint Project Seeks Solar, Battery, Trailer Donations as it Mobilizes for Hurricane Ida
August 29, 2021 By
The Footprint Project, a non-profit organization that provides microgrids and other emergency energy systems during disasters, is seeking equipment donations as it gets ready to respond to Hurricane Ida on the northern Gulf of Mexico. The Minnesota-based organization plans to dispatch mobile solar equipment to meet emergency power needs in … [Read more...]
Microgrid Adoption – Addressing Sustainability Goals While Growing the Job Market
August 23, 2021 By
Don Wingate, vice president of utility & microgrid solutions at Schneider Electric, explores how microgrids can help organizations meet their sustainability goals while also enabling job growth. The energy landscape is changing – there's no question about that. Throughout the US and around the world, we are facing numerous challenges as … [Read more...]
Small But Powerful: Designing Packaged Microgrids for Small and Medium Sites
August 17, 2021 By
Key market trends are driving faster adoption of microgrids and "microgrid-ready" facilities that incorporate renewable energy sources. While power delivery systems with these capabilities are often perceived as customized, design intensive and time consuming, modern technologies that use controllers and pretested software are allowing for the fast … [Read more...]
Innovations in Energy as a Service
July 29, 2021 By
Peter Asmus, research director at Guidehouse Insights, discusses new energy-as-a-service (EaaS) offerings in the microgrid space, including innovations for customers with commercial and industrial microgrids. The beauty of a microgrid is its ability to customize an on-site sustainable energy system to meet the exact needs of the host site. … [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...]
Schneider Electric Forms Strategic Partnership with Footprint Project
July 6, 2021 By
Footprint Project, a small, rapid-response disaster relief operation, recently got a big boost with multinational giant Schneider Electric coming on as a strategic partner to support the organization’s microgrid efforts. The two pro-microgrid operations plan to act as strategic partners to help when calamities leave communities desperate for … [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...]
