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Data Center Load Commitment: Big Tech Signs on to AEP Indiana Agreement for Grid Upgrade Financing

Google, AWS and Microsoft joined Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) along with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, ratepayer advocate Citizens Action Coalition and Data...
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Remote Australia Mining Town One Step Closer to New Energy Storage Center and Minigrid

Hydrostor has signed a 65-year Crown Lands lease that brings the Silver City Energy Storage Center one step closer to fruition. The project includes advanced compressed air long...
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Duke Energy Celebrates New Fleet Electrification Center Featuring Microgrid Link

The goal of the Duke Energy + Electrada Fleet Mobility Microgrid, its planners say, is to create a model for utility-scale fleet electrification charging of light-, medium- and...
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As Part of its Climate Action Plan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Deploy Solar Microgrid and EVs with EPA Grant

With the town of Cherokee, N.C., facing climate-change induced wildfires, extreme heat and flooding, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is using a $5 million EPA grant to deploy...
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Quanta Technologies Factory to be Powered by Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Microgrid

Located at Quanta's California factory, the solid oxide fuel cell microgrid will be fully islandable.
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Nuclear Hitch: Can FERC Rejection Threaten Data Center Power Deals?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 to scuttle a request by plant owner Talen Energy and PJM to transfer some 480 MW of power to help support a new data center ...
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Upset and Optimism in the Clean Energy Industry over Donald Trump’s Reelection

With former President Donald Trump returning to the presidency, some members of the clean energy industry are worried about the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, along with...
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What Microgrids Offer the Golden State Could Prove a Golden Opportunity Globally

The solution to these problems isn’t more transmission lines or fossil-fuel-powered peaker plants. The solution is decentralizing the grid, making it more flexible, resilient,...

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

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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Quickchat: How SCADA Can Manage and Make Sense of Renewable and Distributed Energy Data

Managing editor Rod Walton spoke with Brett Benson, marketing director for global renewable energy solutions at global automation technology and software firm Emerson...

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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...