DER and microgrid companies poised to help as summer heat threatens the US grid With grid operators signaling that that the summer could bring power shortfalls, companies that pool together resources such as residential and commercial solar, storage and microgrids are poised to jump in and provide grid flexibility in an effort to keep the … Continue reading DER and microgrid companies poised to help as summer heat threatens the US grid→
Modular Microgrids: Driving the Soft Costs Away Via Standardization As a manufacturer of battery enabled microgrid systems, we hear a consistent message from end customers that microgrid systems are too expensive to install and have too little payback. This would be systems that are behind the meter and not for utility-size renewable generation, storage and … Continue reading Modular Microgrids: Driving the Soft Costs Away Via Standardization→
FPL Builds Third New Microgrid This Year As Florida Power and Light (FPL) builds its third microgrid this year, the FPL Evolution Hub, the company says it is learning more about microgrid technology, which could hold significant benefits for reliability during storms. The company is exploring new, and what it describes as possibly better, designs … Continue reading #FPL Builds Third New Microgrid This Year→
Microgrids Are The Future Of Energy The vision of a household with a solar rooftop, a battery pack, and an EV in the garage is not just Elon Musk’s vision of the future of energy. It is a vision that many proponents of the renewable shift share, and it may be growing increasingly more realistic, … Continue reading Microgrids Are The Future Of Energy→
Cook Islands Boosts Microgrid Capabilities with Storage Rarotonga, the remote South Pacific island that is part of the Cook Islands, plans to boost its microgrid capabilities with new energy storage capacity. Under the terms of a deal signed with New Zealand’s Vector Powersmart, Rolls-Royce company MTU will supply three containerized battery storage units. The MTU … Continue reading Cook Islands Boosts Microgrid Capabilities with Storage→
Will a Single Utility, PG&E, Boost the 2020 Microgrid Market by $1 Billion? By some estimates, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is creating a $1 billion opportunity for microgrids, meaning one utility in one year could boost the worldwide market by 10%. Not surprisingly, the California utility by its own account received a “robust” number … Continue reading Will a Single Utility, #PG&E, Boost the 2020 Microgrid Market by $1 Billion?→
PJM Begins Process to Study How Utility Connected Microgrids Fit in its Market The PJM Interconnection has begun a process to explore the role of utility connected microgrids in the organization’s wholesale power market. The process “is part of a general effort to make sure PJM rules can accommodate all types of cases and resources … Continue reading PJM Begins Process to Study How Utility Connected Microgrids Fit in its Market→
ABB Wants to Boost Storage & Microgrid Activity with a $113-Million Fund ABB, a global technology company that specializes in power and automation, plans to boost energy storage and microgrid installations with a $113 million fund provided by Susi Partners, a clean energy infrastructure investment advisor. Under an agreement between the two companies, ABB will … Continue reading #ABB Wants to Boost Storage & Microgrid Activity with a $113-Million Fund→
Storage is the Boss for Utility-Scale Microgrid Yielding 70% Renewables A utility-scale microgrid that uses energy storage has slashed the use of diesel fuel and allowed for up to 70 percent renewables to serve a Portuguese Island, Graciosa. he microgrid is made up of a 6-MW, 3.5-MWh battery system from Switzerland-based Leclanché, about 1.5 MW … Continue reading Storage is the Boss for Utility-Scale Microgrid Yielding 70% Renewables→
Sharing systems could help building owners get more from microgrids In Chicago, a cluster of museums is exploring the case for combining energy systems, but thorny questions remain. Shared microgrids can help building owners lower costs and boost resilience, but big questions need to be sorted out first on how the systems operate. While still … Continue reading Sharing systems could help building owners get more from microgrid s→
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