North American Tapes (NA Tapes) will be the first customer to join an industrial park microgrid at the Jefferson County Corporate Park in Watertown, New York. To be built, operated and owned by Rochester, New York's Acadia Energy, the microgrid will use natural gas-fired combined heat and power and solar photovoltaics. Other behind-the-meter … [Read more...]
Siemens EnergyIP Used to Begin Smart Meter Operation in NY
November 7, 2017 By
Siemens will not only be expanding its meter data management partnership with Entergy, but the company also revealed it played a role in Consolidated Edison's new smart meter operation in New York. The OMNETRIC Group — a Siemens and Accenture technology services company — assisted the utility in launching a smart meter operation in the Empire … [Read more...]
Another Win for Princeton Power Systems with NYC Energy Storage
March 25, 2015 By
Princeton Power Systems has hit it out of the park again with another high visibility project, this time in Manhattan where energy storage will be installed in luxury buildings and then aggregated to bolster the electric grid. The project will use the GTIB-100 bi-directional converters produced by the New Jersey-based company, which designs and … [Read more...]
Microgrid Growth: How Far, How Fast Since Superstorm Sandy?
November 3, 2014 By
When massive storms hit, we get religion. Superstorm Sandy was that kind of storm. States along the US East Coast emerged from the wreckage two years ago this week with a new devotion to creating a more resilient electric system. Where the central grid failed, microgrids kept the lights on. So government leaders, businesses, and even some … [Read more...]
