Community Microgrids

A collection of white papers on Community Microgrids
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Lincoln Electric System Adding Battery Storage to Community Microgrid

Oct. 24, 2024
The Eos battery storage system to be installed will offer backup power support to the community microgrid that also provides grid services and electricity if an outage happens...

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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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Zimbabwean, Nigerian Villages Celebrate New Solar Microgrids

Oct. 18, 2024
Hakwata village in Zimbabwe launched a 200-kW solar microgrid system earlier this month that will power a health clinic, school, shops and homes. In Nigeria, plans to build a ...
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DOE Launches Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership Initiative

Oct. 11, 2024
The Department of Energy’s Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership initiative aims to help remote, rural and electrically isolated communities leverage microgrid technologies...
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EPA Awards $7.5 Million to Tribal Community Microgrid in Maine

Oct. 3, 2024
The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township will use the funds to install solar systems, whole-home battery backups and load management technology on 202 single-family homes and...
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Giraffic Solar Park: Valley Children's Celebrates Construction Start on Microgrid

Sept. 23, 2024
Valley Children’s Healthcare in Madura plans to bring the microgrid into operation next year. The facility’s planners hope that the project will generate 80% of the hospital’s...
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CPUC’s Proposed Microgrid Tariff Decision Seen as Another Blow to Meeting California Climate Goals

Sept. 20, 2024
A proposed California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision rejecting community microgrid tariff proposals from nonutility stakeholders would make it difficult to commercialize...
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DOE's 1st Tribal Loan Guarantee for Viejas Microgrid Will Spur Economic Development, Jigar Shah says

Sept. 16, 2024
In an interview with Microgrid Knowledge, Jigar Shah, director of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO), describes the resilience, savings and economic development benefits of ...
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Community Microgrids Empower Communities to Take Control of the Energy Future

Aug. 1, 2024
From a small village in the U.K. to neighborhoods in California and Florida, community microgrids are getting their moment in the sun.