• Residential Microgrids

    This section includes white papers on Residential Microgrids
    Octopus Energy
    Rendering of ‘Zero Bills’ development in Thornwood, Epping, courtesy of Octopus Energy

    New Residential Microgrid Promises UK Homeowners Zero Cost Electric Bills

    Feb. 21, 2025
    The Carpenters Yard microgrid features solar panels, heat pumps and a centralized battery storage system. The developers say the system will eliminate electricity bills for at...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    Feb. 10, 2025
    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...
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    Energy Value: A New Imperative in Assessing C&I Real Estate

    Jan. 21, 2025
    Read this Ask the Expert to learn more!
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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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    Block Energy, Utility PNM Collaborating on Residential Microgrid in New Mexico

    Feb. 26, 2024
    PNM will own and operate the microgrid, including the solar panels, battery storage and control system in a long-term plan. Customers connected to the grid and microgrid will ...
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    Creating a Solar, EV and Microgrid-Based Distributed Energy System from the ‘Blank Slate’ Created by the Maui Wildfire

    Jan. 15, 2024
    The devastating Maui fires left a “blank slate” for building back a clean and resilient distributed energy system. A former Hawaii PUC Commissioner and a bidirectional EV charging...
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    ‘Blown Away’ by Appetite for Microgrids, Maryland Resilience Program Boosts Funding to $6 Million for FY 2024

    Dec. 8, 2023
    From a neighborhood resiliency hub to a university and a housing initiative, people in Maryland are turning to microgrids to address the vulnerability of the energy system and...
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    Pepco, Block Energy Breaking Ground on Residential Microgrids for Affordable Housing in Maryland

    Oct. 11, 2023
    Pepco will utilize the BlockEnergy residential battery storage system combined with rooftop solar at six family homesites. They are working in tandem with non-profit developer...
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    Community Microgrids: Navigating Roadblocks to Implementation

    Aug. 25, 2023
    Paul Makris, senior vice president at Ameresco discusses community microgrids and navigating the roadblocks to implementation.