A modern day microgrid is a mini-version of the electric grid – except usually smarter and more efficient. So before we provide a definition of microgrid, we need to define ‘the grid.’ The electric grid is the interconnected wires, poles and power plants that deliver electricity to our homes and business. People use the catch-phrase … [Read more...]
How can microgrids help marginalized communities move forward? Schneider Electric’s Don Wingate offers insight and explains steps community leaders can take now.
California often serves as a bellwether and now it’s ringing an alarm about a new electric grid vulnerability. While hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and tornadoes have been chief perpetrators of widespread US power outages in the past, an even more devastating foe has emerged in California: wildfires. As other states brace for the impact of climate change, they watch California and wonder: Are they next? But there may be a cost-effective solution —the energy-as-a-service microgrid. Download the new special report from Microgrid Knowledge and AlphaStruxure that highlights how this increasingly popular model works, and what benefits it can offer your business.
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