But Is a Microgrid Possible for My Community? Veteran Microgridders Show the Way

July 7, 2022
More and more communities are taking control of their energy with microgrids. Learn from community projects in Quebec, New Jersey, and California.

More and more communities are taking control of their energy with microgrids. What are the steps to success? Learn from community projects in Quebec, New Jersey, and California.

In this video, Tim McDuffie of Smarter Grid Solutions talks about how to make the idea of a community microgrid a reality. He presents the story of the Lac-Megantic community microgrid in Quebec, Canada. Then Jason Hutchins of CHA Consulting and Adam Zellner of Greener By Design discuss the regulatory and technical challenges of creating a microgrid for Woodbridge, New Jersey — and the solutions found. Finally, James Naviaux of ESS and Joe Sullivan of PXiSE Energy Solutions share how Cameron Corners, California, will protect numerous critical community facilities including a fire station, a health center and key telecommunications equipment during the state’s notorious public safety power shutoffs.

This panel is moderated by Joe Sullivan, vice president at Concord Engineering and includes a question and answer session recorded during the event.

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This video was recorded during Microgrid 2022: Microgrids as Climate Heroes. The two-day event was designed to bring together industry leaders, visionaries, and those curious about microgrids. Held in June of 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the editors at Microgrid Knowledge gathered microgrid leaders for two days of interactive sessions designed to help innovators, developers, utilities, and technology and engineering firms exploring the microgrid space.

The event featured more than 100 speakers across thirty sessions. Panel discussions covered big picture ideas around macro economic influences on the microgrid market, how microgrids can be a building block of US infrastructure and climate goals, why microgrids are becoming important to military missions and the challenges with supporting an electrified economy. The event also included multiple breakout sessions where panelists presented real-world case studies. Each session allowed audience members to ask questions of the panelists.

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