Community Microgrids

A collection of white papers on Community Microgrids
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2 Microgrid Projects Advance to Establish Phase of DOE’s SOLVE IT Prize Competition

Jan. 10, 2025
Small hydroelectric microgrids in Puerto Rico and solar-powered microgrids for a California tribal community were among the 10 clean energy projects that advanced to the final...

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024
Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...
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DC's Public Service Commission Seeking RFPs for Transactive Neighborhood Renewable Microgrid Pilot

Jan. 8, 2025
The project should be sized to target a neighborhood of 50-200 residences and other buildings but can be larger,” reads the Public Service Commission of DC’s document. “Buildings...
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Cooperating to Create Resiliency for Castañer: Plan Calls for Networking DERS and Community Microgrids for Puerto Rican Town

Dec. 23, 2024
“The whole idea is to network everything” said the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) Carlos Alberto Velázquez. A community energy resilience plan from IREC intends ...
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SOLSTICE Microgrid Construction Under Way at the Edge of New Brunswick

Dec. 17, 2024
The solar portion of the SOLSTICE microgrid is being installed on the roofs of the city of Edmundston's Jean-Daigle Centre and the Sports Pavilion. Ameresco is working on the ...
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Energy Storage Installation Charges Upward 3.4 GW in 3Q: Wood Mac & ACP Report

Dec. 13, 2024
Residential adoption of energy storage for the three months ending October 31 trended 63% higher than the previous quarter.
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Launched in Chelsea, Mass., Virtual Microgrid Concept Could Expand to Other Cities

Dec. 9, 2024
Chelsea’s virtual microgrid could serve as a model for deploying distributed energy resources from the community up, changing the architecture of the aging grid, say developers...
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Houston Seeks to Boost Resiliency in Neighborhoods, Beginning with a Microgrid for an Outage-Prone Community

Dec. 2, 2024
“Houston has to step up its game on the resiliency front. We need to be prepared for high wind and high water, heat and flooding,” said the city’s resilience officer. The city...
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Proposed Tidal and Solar Microgrids Aim to Help Outage-Heavy Maine

Nov. 26, 2024
As the state grapples with power outages, “Maine is getting it right,” setting the stage for microgrid deployment. Two examples include a microgrid that will provide resilience...