Partnership to watch: NRG Energy and Cummins Here is one to watch. Energy giant NRG Energy and engine manufacturer Cummins have formed a partnership to offer distributed energy systems for commercial and industrial customers. The partnership brings together NRG’s distributed energy capabilities with Cummins’ generators into a platform … [Read more...]
Microgrid News from NRG Energy, Cummins, USA Microgrids, Navigant
January 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment
NRG: Renewable Energy
Attention and promise is one thing – true growth and value is another. Today, renewable energy has clearly landed on the second half of this equation. Once the domain of well-meaning early adopters, renewable approaches now involve a broader array of practices, products and technologies put in place by an ever-expanding roster of ROI-driven … [Read more...]
Utility-Owned Microgrids Get Thumbs-Down from Maryland PSC Staff
June 5, 2016 By 5 Comments
Questioning the legality of utility-owned microgrids, regulatory advisors in Maryland on Friday came out against a microgrid pilot plan by Baltimore Gas & Electric. Instead, the staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) called for the commission to launch a larger, generic proceeding on microgrid policy in the state. The staff … [Read more...]
Microgrid Group on REV: Don’t Replace One Utility Monopoly with Another
October 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
New York appears to be moving in the direction of making electric utilities into something like an Internet marketplace for energy -- and this may not be a wise move. That’s the word from the Microgrid Resources Coalition (MRC) in written comments filed this week on Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), a much-watched strategy to decentralize New … [Read more...]
No Place to Plug In: Welcome to the Age of Socket Insecurity
October 12, 2015 By 1 Comment
America is good at making enough electricity to serve its increasingly plugged-in economy. Ample juice is flowing. Problem is, there is no place to plug in. We are becoming a nation beset by socket insecurity. Watch the weary traveler in almost any airport, on the hunt for a charging kiosk to save his cell phone before its final tweet. … [Read more...]
NY Prize Stage 1 Awards: Who, Why and What’s it Mean for Community Microgrids
July 9, 2015 By 22 Comments
New York showed itself as the nation’s leader in community microgrid development July 8 by awarding funds for an unprecedented 83 projects through its $40 million NY Prize. No other state has made such a vigorous foray into this type of microgrid, which focuses largely on keeping critical facilities up and running in a community when the central … [Read more...]
Central Hudson and NRG Energy Propose Complex Microgrids in New York
May 18, 2015 By 4 Comments
Central Hudson Gas & Electric wants to test the market for complex microgrids in a project with NRG Energy that may span as many as 50 buildings. The New York utility described the project in a recent filing before the state Public Service Commission. It is one of the seven projects offered by Central Hudson to help the state develop its … [Read more...]
