Microgrid Financing

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President Trump's Executive Order Freezing IRA Funding: How will it Impact Microgrids and DERs?

Jan. 23, 2025

Short answer: we don't know yet. Tax credits might be safe without legislative action, but grants and loans could be under threat.

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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...

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...

How Microgrids and DERs Can Deliver Value to California Schools and Public Agencies with Local Energy

Jan. 6, 2025

Here’s one way local energy would work: A school with building rooftops covered with solar could produce excess electricity to serve the campus and its neighbors. Batteries that...

A solar installation in Hughes, Alaska. (Image credit Eddie Dellamary)

The Microgrid Compass is Pointing North: Five Takeaways from This Year’s Rural Energy Conference for Alaska

Nov. 5, 2024

Given the enormous stakes and one-time funding opportunities currently on the table for rural energy microgrid projects, this could be a turning point moment in Alaska’s history...

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DOE Launches Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership Initiative

Oct. 11, 2024

The Department of Energy’s Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership initiative aims to help remote, rural and electrically isolated communities leverage microgrid technologies...

EPA Awards $7.5 Million to Tribal Community Microgrid in Maine

Oct. 3, 2024

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township will use the funds to install solar systems, whole-home battery backups and load management technology on 202 single-family homes and...

Minigrid Projects to Significantly Expand Access to Electricity in Two African Nations

July 12, 2024

New minigrid projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia will accelerate access to clean, reliable electricity for rural populations.

Department of Energy Funds Microgrid Controller Projects

June 13, 2024

The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity recently awarded $10.5 million to eight microgrid projects in underserved and indigenous communities. Most projects focus on microgrid...