Communities can live without power, but they can’t survive without water. That’s one of the reasons the Ventura County Public Works Agency's water and sanitation department in California is planning a microgrid at its Moorpark Water Reclamation Facility, which serves low-income residents. Microgrid provider PowerFlex is financing and … [Read more...]
Microgrids Protect Essential Water Services for California Residents During Outages
July 23, 2021 By 1 Comment
Crunching the Numbers on Microgrid Costs, Benefits
May 20, 2021 By
Microgrid economics is determined by a mix of costs and revenue factors, according to a panel of experts at the Microgrid 2021 conference who explained how to think about making the financials work on what can be complex projects. “The use of financial resources to make these projects go is always a paramount concern for developing the … [Read more...]
Replay of Conference Sessions on Microgrid Costs and Savings — Free through June 3
May 14, 2021 By
Along with many others in the Southeastern US, I found myself searching in vain for gasoline this week, a circumstance that reminded me of the importance of local energy. Somewhere far off in another country, a hacker infiltrated a US energy company, crippling a fuel supply line that runs 5,500 miles from New York to Texas and leaving me, … [Read more...]
April 27 Webinar: When Renewable Microgrids Make Sense and When They Don’t
April 21, 2021 By
Renewable energy microgrids are gaining popularity with industries, institutions, communities and even residential consumers because they provide clean energy, potential cost savings and reliable power. In addition, there are a number of tax incentives available, systems are easily scalable, and they can be built faster and are more environmentally … [Read more...]
EDF Renewables to Install “Crown Jewel” of San Diego Port’s Climate Plan: A Microgrid
December 4, 2020 By
The Port of San Diego, one of a growing number of large infrastructure projects incorporating microgrids, has taken the next big step in its climate plan by awarding a $2.7 million microgrid installation contract to EDF Renewables Distribution Systems. “We are excited. We’re in a race to be the first microgrid at a port in the US,” said … [Read more...]
EDF Renewables Installs Microgrid at Headquarters to Save Money
February 25, 2020 By
EDF Renewables North America has installed a microgrid at its headquarters in San Diego that the company expects will save it millions of dollars over the life of the project, partly through lowered energy and demand charges. The new microgrid comes amid a surge in microgrid development in California, partly driven by efforts to ease the … [Read more...]
San Diego Zoo Adds Storage to its Energy Menagerie
October 22, 2018 By
San Diego Zoo Global has chosen a unit of EDF Renewables North America to provide a 1 MW/4 MWh energy storage system that is designed to reduce energy costs while limiting emissions at the zoo. The zoo will use the storage project to smooth spikes in energy usage, thereby, lowering demand charges. The system will also minimize energy costs by … [Read more...]
