| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge | | |
| | | By Kathy Hitchens Theories abound around what can be done to reduce interconnection queue wait times, which have more than doubled since 2008. But the Department of Energy has a plan that includes 35 different solutions it says will solve the interconnection backlog and meet the growing demand for renewable energy resources... |
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| | | | | | Think Microgrid’s Taxonomy Brief 2024 strives to define microgrids and the role they can play in transforming our energy system. |
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| | | | | | Electricity is more than a science lesson or a tool of comfort; this flow of electrons serve as a hand up to a better world for many, putting into action a “greater good” that ultimately benefits all. |
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| | | | | | Utilities were anticipating flat load growth only a few years ago, but the unstoppable momentum of AI, data center expansion and electrification blew those forecasts apart. The future requires decentralized and diverse power generation solutions. |
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| | | | Up until recently, large load facilities have had a backup solution and have been grid connected. But because of grid constraints, they are choosing to be off-grid, according to Elham Akhavan of Wood Mackenzie. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources, including solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and battery energy storage systems, designed to provide reliable and sustainable power... |
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| | | | A consortium of three companies will build the hybrid microgrids in three off-grid areas of the country. |
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| | | | Bidirectional school buses are new to schools. That’s creating many learning opportunities for the partners proposing the Wy’East Community Resilience Project, which aims to use a bidirectional school bus to help power a solar microgrid at a middle school in a low- to moderate- income community. |
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| | | | Chick-fil-A is piloting solar microgrids at two California locations to improve resilience and better serve the community during grid outages. A third location in the state will get a microgrid later this year. |
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| | With microgrids, virtual power plants and a rapidly growing array of distributed energy resources, Puerto Rico can reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report from the Department of Energy. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Reducing Costs and Uncertainty in Microgrid Deployment By Employing An Integrated Solution |
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| | | | | | In this QuickChat video, Aron Bowman, president of ELM Microgrid and ELM Solar, discusses several of the most impactful growth areas he’s seeing in the microgrid market today. |
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