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Here’s the good news and bad news about President Obama’s Climate plan and its impact on energy efficiency, says Stacey Lawson, CEO of Ygrene, which provides software that helps administer green projects. Lawson discusses the impact of Obama’s climate plan on energy efficiency.
Jessica Collingsworth of the Union of Concerned Scientists provides an update on NextGrid, a grid modernization effort in Illinois, which is the subject of public comment sessions this week.
A microgrid is a discrete energy system consisting of distributed energy sources (e.g. renewables, conventional, storage) and loads capable of operating in parallel with, or independently from, the main grid. The primary purpose is to ensure reliable, affordable energy security for commercial, industrial and federal government consumers. Benefits that extend to utilities and the community at large include lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and lower stress on the transmission and distribution system.
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