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    EPRI Gains $2M Funding for Commercial Building VPP Demonstration Project

    Oct. 31, 2024
    EPRI has been awarded a three-year $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate scalable, community-based virtual power plants for commercial buildings...

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    Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

    Sept. 13, 2024
    Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...
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    Solar and Storage Minigrid Commissioned on Tonga, Micronesia Seeks Minigrid Proposals

    Oct. 29, 2024
    A $53.2 million minigrid was commissioned on Niuafo’ou, Tonga’s northernmost island, to provide clean, reliable power 24 hours a day. In Micronesia, Yap island seeks bids on a...
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    Are Virtual Power Plants the Solution to the Grid’s Energy Crisis?

    Aug. 14, 2024
    Virtual power plants have emerged as one of the leading solutions to decarbonizing the grid and meeting explosive demand for electricity. While they offer many potential benefits...
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    Electrifying Rural Africa: These Microgrids and Minigrids Are Breaking Poverty Cycles and Improving Quality of Life for Millions

    July 29, 2024
    These projects demonstrate how increased access to clean, reliable electricity drives economic growth and transforms lives.
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    Minigrids Bring Power to the People Wherever They Are – Even if it’s in the Crater of a Volcano

    July 24, 2024
    A new solar minigrid has electrified the 800-strong community of Chã das Caldeiras, located in an active volcano.
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    DOE Grants $129 million toward Cuyahoga County Clean Energy Microgrids

    July 23, 2024
    For nearly five years, Cuyahoga County leaders have worked to move its Lake Erie area communities away from coal-fired power generation and toward a clean energy microgrid utility...
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    NY Green Bank Loans Catalyze $100M to Finance Community Solar Projects

    May 16, 2024
    Community solar offers an alternative and sometimes more accessible type of renewable energy. Some microgrid developers are interested in community solar as part of their projects...
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    NYISO Selects CPower as Aggregator in Cutting Edge New York VPP Market Plan

    April 29, 2024
    The NYISO has chosen three aggregators for early participation in the program, starting with Baltimore-based energy management firm CPower Energy. The company will aggregate DERs...