Distributed Energy Resources

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The Wendy’s Microgrid: Beefing up Fast Food with On-Site Solar and Battery Storage

Jan. 8, 2025
A Wendy’s location in California will soon join the growing list of quick service restaurants using microgrids to reduce emissions and save on energy costs.

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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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8 Promises Fulfilled in 2024: Significant New Microgrid Projects Move Forward to Highlight a Year of Thankful Progress

Jan. 6, 2025
We’re not saying these are the only or most important microgrid efforts, but we are saying they cover most situations and intrigued many of our readers. They also prove significant...
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How Microgrids and DERs Can Deliver Value to California Schools and Public Agencies with Local Energy

Jan. 6, 2025
Here’s one way local energy would work: A school with building rooftops covered with solar could produce excess electricity to serve the campus and its neighbors. Batteries that...
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As Data Centers Boost Demand for Clean, Reliable Energy, New DER Tariffs and Models Emerge

Dec. 16, 2024
With data center, electrification and manufacturing increases boosting demand for clean, reliable power, new tariffs – designed to encourage investment in clean distributed energy...
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RMI’s New Report: VPPs Could Prevent up to 28 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions by 2035

Sept. 26, 2024
A new report from RMI and Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), concludes that VPPs can reduce costs and carbon emissions while also maintaining reliable grid operations.
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Alternus and Hover Energy Partner on Microgrids to Meet Data Center, Commercial and Industrial Energy Demand

Aug. 9, 2024
The Alternus-Hover joint venture will utilize Hover’s microgrid portfolio featuring wind generators and energy control systems. Alternus will contribute its solar portfolio, project...
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UC San Diego Adds DER Testbed to its Array of Clean Energy Technologies

July 25, 2024
DERConnect, funded by a $42 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is a new testbed designed to help researchers and the energy industry understand how distributed...

Ground Control: Airports Focus on Microgrids and Resiliency, WTW report says

July 22, 2024
The WTW report noted the World Economic Forum analysis that airports may need multiple times more power capacity by 2050 due to factors such as increased number of flights, passengers...