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Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)

White Sands Missile Range Welcomes Water System Microgrid

March 6, 2025
White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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The Fort Hunter Liggett Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the recent power outage. It is staffed with key garrison and tenant staff for information gathering and dissemination and coordinating efforts to mitigate and resolve issues. The garrison commander and command team provide guidance and makes decisions to mitigate or resolve issues. (Photo by Amy Phillips)

US Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett Microgrid Answers the Call to Duty During Grid Outage

Feb. 28, 2025
Launched in August, the central California Army garrison’s microgrid performed as expected, serving critical loads and keeping operations running.
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Nautilus, Overwatch Aiming for AI-Ready Data Centers Powered Carbon-Free

Feb. 19, 2025
Integrating clean energy microgrids will help address the data center sector’s growing power demands as well as its need to curb carbon emissions.
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How Firefighters, Animals and Local Organizations are Benefitting from Diesel-Free Microgrids in L.A. Fire Zones

Jan. 27, 2025
In response to the Los Angeles fires, cleantech industry members that generally provide clean energy to the entertainment business have partnered with nonprofits like the Footprint...
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President Trump's Executive Order Freezing IRA Funding: How will it Impact Microgrids and DERs?

Jan. 23, 2025
Short answer: we don't know yet. Tax credits might be safe without legislative action, but grants and loans could be under threat.
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On-Site Power Opportunity and Challenge: Bloom Energy Report Predicts 80 GW Data Center Load in Future

Jan. 21, 2025
This could be a big opportunity for several players on the energy transition front, from distributed energy resources to small nuclear startups to microgrid developers—but it ...
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DOE Pushes Accelerated Deployment of VPPs with New Liftoff Report

Jan. 17, 2025
“Utilities, regulators, policy makers and industry partners all have a role to play to adopt an innovation mindset to accelerate the deployment of virtual power plants and serve...
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PowerSecure Powering Edged's New Data Center in Atlanta

Jan. 16, 2025
The Edged Atlanta campus includes a recently completed 27-MW data center within an overall 168-MW critical Information Technology site.

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

Video Interviews

From EV Charging to Solar Thermal, Microgrids Seizing Moment

April 26, 2024
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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Linking Clean Energy and Clean Mobility via Resilient Microgrids

Oct. 15, 2021
Resilient microgrids and energy as a service (EaaS) business models can help to support grid assets by linking renewables, EVs, and advanced software systems to provide real time...
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Scale Microgrids Shifting Gears into 9.6-MW CHP Gas-to-H2 Fuel Cell Project for Bridgeport, Conn.

March 20, 2025
The Charter Oak project in Bridgeport has been in development for about 10 years. The thermal loop will supply heat and hot water for the University of Bridgeport, Approved Storage...
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Chick-fil-A Launches Third Solar Plus Storage Microgrid in California

March 20, 2025
The microgrid will provide one-third of the annual energy demand of the brand’s Quarry Creek location in Oceanside, improving resilience, lowering energy costs and contributing...
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US Air Force selects Geothermal Collaboration to Create Microgrids at Military Bases

March 13, 2025
The collaboration on converting geothermal into on-site electricity for bases includes GE Vernova, Energy Systems Group, Sage Geosystems and the University of Utah.
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Davis CA Welcomes new PairTree Solar Microgrid to Charge EVs at City Park

March 12, 2025
The Playfields Park chargers are accessible to the public at no charge. The solar microgrid powers two EV charging ports capable of Level 2 rates up to 7.7 kW for one vehicle ...
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United Nations Issues Tender for Construction of 10-MW Hybrid Minigrid in Papua New Guinea

March 7, 2025
The deadline to express interest in the project, which will be built in three phases on Buka Island in Papua New Guinea, is March 24.
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Empowering Our Veterans: Solar-Storage DERs Installed at New Orleans VFW Post

March 6, 2025
The project at the NOLA VFW will ensure that veterans have an operational facility even during weather events and grid outages. The project brought together renewable energy non...