Community/Residential

Here you will find a collection of videos and webinars on community/residential microgrids. Learn about real-world examples, best practices, and financing.

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.

The Microgrid Perspective

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...

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...

California Dream Comes True: New Microgrid Community Attracts DOE Secretary Visit

Feb. 28, 2024

Those partnering with KB Home in the “Connected Communities” project include Schneider Electric, project lead SunPower, electric utility Southern California Edison (SCE) and the...

Nuvve, e-Formula Collaborating on Microgrid, V2G Charging Project in Taiwan

Jan. 30, 2024

Transportation electrification technology firm Nuvve Holding Corp. and Taiwanese microgrid and energy management provider e-Formula will collaborate on developing what they called...

Thinking Big, Building Small: Macro Goals, Big Hearts and the Microgrid Future

Dec. 21, 2023

The microgrid story of 2024 and beyond must be anchored in a willingness to keep learning, to keep pushing toward a common good and navigating the sometimes frustrating roadblocks...

Eaton Opens First R&D Innovation Center in Canada

Nov. 14, 2023

Eaton is investing about $3 billion in research focused on DERs and sustainability solutions this decade. The goal is enabling sustainable electricity for buildings, homes, industry...

Apuao Island, one of the 98 unserved or underserved areas of the Philippines that will soon have reliable electricity from a microgrid. (Source: Navier Solon / Shutterstock.com)

Philippines Seeks Microgrids to Solve Power Gaps

Oct. 31, 2023

More than 4 million Filipino households are unserved or underserved by the national power grid. The country’s Department of Energy is turning to microgrids to help electrify all...

Solar in New Orleans deployed under the 'Get Lit, Stay Lit' program.

Under ‘Get Lit, Stay Lit’ Program, New Orleans Microgrid Provides Resilience to Help Feed the Houseless

Sept. 11, 2023

A microgrid in New Orleans has been deployed to help a nonprofit agency feed the houseless during power outages. But another resilience project that aims to benefit seniors in...