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U.S. Solar Soars to All-Time High 32.4 GW Added in 2023: SEIA, WoodMac

March 7, 2024
New solar made up 53% of all electric generating capacity added to the grid last year, including utility-scale, community, residential rooftop and microgrid projects. It's the...

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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U.S. Treasury, IRS Offer Clarity on Clean Energy Tax Credits from IRA

Dec. 15, 2023
According to the DOT's proposed guidance on Section 45X and the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, manufacturers can claim 75 percent, 50 percent and 25 percent in tax ...
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W. Va. creates special districts that open way for renewable microgrids in coal country

Oct. 30, 2022
West Virginia has created new business districts where it is easier to build a renewable microgrid project. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables has the first one underway.
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DOE looks to make microgrids ‘essential building blocks’

Oct. 28, 2022
The US DOE plans to issue a road map for microgrids to become a pivotal part of the future grid.
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Sunnova swings back at critics of microutilities plan

Oct. 24, 2022
Opponents are trying to block a microutilities proposal in California with self-serving “the sky-is-falling” arguments, says Sunnova, the plan’s architect.
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California state capitol in Sacramento. Photo by Victoria Lipov/Shutterstock.com
California state capitol in Sacramento. Photo by Victoria Lipov/Shutterstock.com
California state capitol in Sacramento. Photo by Victoria Lipov/Shutterstock.com
California state capitol in Sacramento. Photo by Victoria Lipov/Shutterstock.com

California state budget goes all in to fund energy resilience; expected to lower microgrid costs

Oct. 21, 2022
A range of programs approved in the California state budget boost microgrid funding to increase energy resilience.
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Microgrid Talk: The IRA means great things for the microgrid industry

Oct. 18, 2022
In the latest edition of Microgrid Talk, experts share the many ways they think the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will impact the microgrid industry.
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Big response to Sunnova’s microutility plan in California

Oct. 17, 2022
Not surprisingly, those who stand to lose and those who stand to gain have a lot to say about Sunnova’s idea for microutilities in California.