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Baltimore Utility Awarded $50M Grant for Grid Resilience Projects, Microgrids

Nov. 8, 2024
Baltimore Gas and Electric will use the funds to assess the broad adoption and effectiveness of small-scale microgrids that can serve as community resiliency hubs.

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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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Will Heegaard, Footprint Project, left, and Cade Spencer, Renewable Design Associates, installing a POP-UP EMERGENCY CRITICAL SERVICES MICROGRID at CooperRiis Mental Health Halfway house for lights and refrigerators on day three of the Helene recovery

After Hurricane Helene, Pop-Up Microgrids Powered Medical Clinics, Water Generators, Communications Equipment and Other Critical Resources

Oct. 21, 2024
After Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina, knocking out power, killing 95 and flooding roads and neighborhoods, requests for help in the form of solar microgrids poured...
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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...
City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant and microgrid power. Image credit Enchanted Rock

Power Outages at Water and Wastewater Plants Pose Health and Environmental Risks. How Microgrids Can Help

Aug. 26, 2024
With increasing numbers of storms knocking out power to water and wastewater plants, operators of these facilities are turning to microgrids to help protect the environment and...
Blue Lake Rancheria microgrid. Image credit Schatz Energy Research Center
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For 3 Outage-Prone Tribes, 3 Nested Microgrids Spanning 26 Miles

Aug. 12, 2024
Nested microgrids – which can operate together or separately – are relatively rare but may be the future of the grid. Three outage-plagued tribes plus Blue Lake Rancheria, the...
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After Hurricane Beryl, Microgrid-Equipped Grocery Stores and Homes Weathered Outages for More Than a Week in Houston

July 19, 2024
Microgrids went to work during the southern Texas outages caused by Hurricane Beryl, proving their value in a crisis. They served as sanctuaries, providing hundreds of megawatts...

Enchanted Rock Delivers 148 MW of Gas-fired Power for California Water Districts

June 21, 2024
The generators are positioned front of the meter and hosted by the Modesto Irrigation District, the city of Lodi and the Turlock Irrigation District. Texas-based Enchanted Rock...
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U.S. Army Improves Resilience at Fort Cavazos with New Microgrid

March 14, 2024
U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, will use the microgrid to power critical services and infrastructure during outages and to reduce energy costs during...