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DC's Public Service Commission Seeking RFPs for Transactive Neighborhood Renewable Microgrid Pilot

Jan. 8, 2025
The project should be sized to target a neighborhood of 50-200 residences and other buildings but can be larger,” reads the Public Service Commission of DC’s document. “Buildings...
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Bs and Cs: Think Microgrid's State Scorecard Indicates Projects Growing, but Grades Policy Making as Slow So Far

Dec. 20, 2024
Developers, energy technology firms and end users are making the grade in uniting resiliency with sustainability. When it comes to state-level policy making, however, the efforts...
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Truist Bank Supplies Scale Microgrids with $150M Tax Equity Investment to Fund New Projects

Dec. 19, 2024
The projects funded by Truist’s investment are planned to be built over 18 months across the country in states such as California, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania.
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SOLSTICE Microgrid Construction Under Way at the Edge of New Brunswick

Dec. 17, 2024
The solar portion of the SOLSTICE microgrid is being installed on the roofs of the city of Edmundston's Jean-Daigle Centre and the Sports Pavilion. Ameresco is working on the ...
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Energy Storage Installation Charges Upward 3.4 GW in 3Q: Wood Mac & ACP Report

Dec. 13, 2024
Residential adoption of energy storage for the three months ending October 31 trended 63% higher than the previous quarter.
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Nabors Chooses e2's Virtual Utility Technology to Electrify On-Site Drilling for Oil, Gas and Geothermal

Dec. 10, 2024
Oil and gas operations account for about 15% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonizing the drilling sector significantly with electrification, such as potential...
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Air Station Miramar: Marine Corps Microgrid Adds New Battery Energy Storage System

Dec. 10, 2024
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has added a 1.5 MW / 3.3 MWh battery energy storage system that will reduce the installation’s demand on the local power grid and maximize the...
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Launched in Chelsea, Mass., Virtual Microgrid Concept Could Expand to Other Cities

Dec. 9, 2024
Chelsea’s virtual microgrid could serve as a model for deploying distributed energy resources from the community up, changing the architecture of the aging grid, say developers...

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

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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QuickChat: Propane as an alternative to electrification in industrial environments

Oct. 1, 2023
Learn more about the advantages of propane in microgrids in industrial, commercial and material handling applications.

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Global Energy Trends 2023

Jan. 6, 2023
Over 2021-22, environmental, macro-economic, and geopolitical shocks have put the global energy transition under pressure.
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California Electricity Aggregator Targets Low-Income Customers with its First Virtual Power Plant

Jan. 9, 2025
The Clean Power Alliance, one of California’s largest Community Choice Aggregators and green energy suppliers, will partner with Haven Energy to create a virtual power plant and...
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3 New York Automobile Dealerships Install Solar and Storage Microgrids

Dec. 18, 2024
The grid-connected microgrids were installed by Sprocket Power and are expected to reduce dealers’ net utility bills by up to 90%.
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Solar-Storage Microgrid Construction Under Way at California Roofing Firm's HQ

Dec. 13, 2024
The microgrid is expected to produce more than 460 MWh of carbon-free energy annually to power company operations at the headquarters, offsetting some 425 metric tons of carbon...
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Green Hydrogen Microgrid Could Transform Rural Energy Production in Scotland

Dec. 12, 2024
The HydroGlen demonstration project aims to incorporate on-site wind and/or solar energy generation with a hydrogen microgrid to show how farming communities can generate enough...
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Will Co-locating Renewable Energy with New Data Centers Solve the Power Crunch?: Google, Intersect Power Trying Options

Dec. 12, 2024
To meet rising demand for reliable, clean data center power, Google is joining with clean energy company Intersect Power and global impact investing platform and private equity...
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Brazilian University Launches New Solar and Energy Storage Microgrid

Dec. 6, 2024
The microgrid, located at the State University of Campinas, also known as Unicamp, is expected to save the university roughly $75,000 in annual energy costs.