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    Minigrids Bring Power to the People Wherever They Are – Even if it’s in the Crater of a Volcano

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    Commercial Property Executive: Are Microgrids the Answer to Commercial Real Estate’s Power Struggle?

    A new story in the industry journal Commercial Property Executive by author Gail Kalinoski asks if microgrids can serve a mission-critical on-site power need for office and warehouse...
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    UC San Diego Adds DER Testbed to its Array of Clean Energy Technologies

    DERConnect, funded by a $42 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is a new testbed designed to help researchers and the energy industry understand how distributed...
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    Colorado Awards more than $2.1M in Grid Resilience and Microgrid Funding

    The grants, part of the Microgrids for Community Resilience program, will fund six microgrid planning and construction projects across the state.

    Fertile Ground for Microgrids: EIA Report Shows Commercial Sector Electricity Demand Surging in States Attracting Data Centers

    The growth rate is fastest in states leading in data center infrastructure, such as Virginia. That state's commercial sector electricity demand rose nearly 15,000 kWh in 2023 ...
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    Bloom Energy Bringing Fuel Cell Power to CoreWeave Data Center Project in Illinois

    All those new gigawatts will require primary and backup power, including microgrids. The CoreWeave strategic partnership with Bloom Energy will utilize the latter’s proprietary...
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    UC-Irvine Campus Microgrid Powering New EV Buses added to Fleet

    Electric bus manufacturer PhoenixEV delivered five new 40-foot ZX5 battery-electric models to the school over this last spring term.
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    Microgrids On-Grid, Off-Grid, Big and Small for EV Charging

    EV enthusiasts often face interconnection challenges, but microgrids are proving to be a viable solution for many.
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    Xendee, Mainspring Energy partnering on Microgrid Project Development

    The collaboration will utilize Xendee’s work with customers to optimize project development and economics. It also incorporates Mainspring’s linear generators into the mix of ...

    Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

    Construction professionals rely on propane’s lower emissions and enhanced resiliency

    QuickChat: Enhancing Grid Stability with Distributed Energy Resources

    Rod Walton, managing editor of Microgrid Knowledge, hosts a conversation with Jason Petermeier, Chief Operating Officer of ELM MicroGrid and ELM Solar. They discuss ELM's role...

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    Making Sure Fiber Customer Turn-ups are Done Right the First Time

    Fiber is being installed at a pace the industry has never seen before, with more deployments, more customer connections, and fewer people to do the skilled work. This FAQ takes...

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    Microgrid Standardization Will Accelerate Much Needed Adoption

    Demand for microgrids is growing in large part because they offer resilience for today’s energy needs. Microgrids are just one example of distributed energy resources. They generate...
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    3 reasons your microgrid controls should be able to communicate in real time

    Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, outlines three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site...