Contrary to popular thinking, utility franchise rights aren't a big obstruction to microgrids in Massachusetts. That's the word from a legal analysis released this week by Harvard Law School at the request of the City of Boston. The city, which wants to see more microgrids within its borders, asked Harvard’s Emmett Environmental Law & … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain Institute’s Andrew Allee describes a problem arising out of electrification in Nigeria. Minigrids are electrifying rural areas, but residents do not benefit if they cannot afford appliances.
A new energy-as-a-service (EaaS) model has emerged that simplifies microgrid development and ownership for organizations. EaaS relieves the microgrid host from operational and financial risk—but guarantees them the benefits. A new special report from Microgrid Knowledge and Schneider Electric explores in detail the new model for energy-as-a-service microgrids.
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