• Solar Microgrids

    This section includes white papers on Solar Microgrids
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    The Hopi Reservation in Arizona (Source: Yevgen Fedorenko/Shutterstock.com)
    March 31, 2025
    The $4.63-million microgrid project will power two water wells on the Hopi Reservation in northeast Arizona. The microgrid will be powered by solar and battery storage in an area...

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    Feb. 10, 2025
    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...
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    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...
    Solar microgrid-powered PairTree EV charger at Playfield Park in Davis. Image credit Paired Power
    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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    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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    Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)
    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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    Feb. 26, 2025
    2024 was a banner year for solar, energy storage and microgrids, according to the Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable...
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    Aerial view of Cherokee, North Carolina, home to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
    Nov. 18, 2024
    With the town of Cherokee, N.C., facing climate-change induced wildfires, extreme heat and flooding, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is using a $5 million EPA grant to deploy...
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    Fort Wayne, Indiana (Source: Nicholas J Klein/Shutterstock.com)
    Nov. 1, 2024
    The hybrid microgrid will leverage floating solar panels, a battery energy storage system and biogas and natural gas connections to provide roughly 40% of the power needed to ...