This week's quick microgrid news... Movement is afoot once again in Congress to give renewables and distributed energy a financial advantage afforded to big oil and gas for about three decades -- the ability to form master limited partnerships or MLPs. U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Representatives Ted Poe … [Read more...]
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Quick Microgrid News…MLP for Microgrids?…LA’s Record-setting Microgrid Building…Latest New Microgrid Controller
June 25, 2015 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Economics, Google News Feed, International District Energy Association (IDEA), News, Players, Policy, Resources, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) Tagged With: International District Energy Association, Master limited partnerships, MLP, Rob Thornton, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
So What is a Microgrid, Exactly?
May 29, 2014 By Elisa Wood
So what is a microgrid, exactly? The term has been used for years, yet those who attend microgrid conferences joke that much of the event is spent in debate over the definition. As is often the case with a popular technology, many would like to package their products as microgrids. Hence, we see the term’s meaning broadening in the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Demand Response, Solar Plus Storage, Thermal Tagged With: advanced microgrids, Cornell University, International District Energy Association, James Adams, Microgrid Newsletter Article, remote microgrids, Rob Thornton, San Diego Gas & Electric, Think Microgrid, University of Texas at Austin
