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    Schneider Electric Investing $700M in U.S. Operations Through 2027

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    MGK Power Resiliency Panel: Despite Headwinds, Microgrid Market Has Momentum

    During a recent Microgrid Knowledge webinar, three industry experts from Ameresco, Enchanted Rock and PowerSecure explored how extreme weather, power reliability and power availability...
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    UN’s SEforAll Global Forum Anticipates $900M Investment in Clean, Distributed Energy for Emerging, Developing Nations

    A $500 million distributed renewable energy fund was announced by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, SEforAll, International Solar Alliance and Africa50 to develop and...
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    Scale Microgrids Shifting Gears into 9.6-MW CHP Gas-to-H2 Fuel Cell Project for Bridgeport, Conn.

    The Charter Oak project in Bridgeport has been in development for about 10 years. The thermal loop will supply heat and hot water for the University of Bridgeport, Approved Storage...
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    Replacing “Stinky Diesel Generators” with Mobile Microgrids for Concerts, Live Events, Festivals and Firefighting

    Off-grid power needs are “astronomical” for events such as the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, usually powered by diesel. More and more, portable microgrids, solar and batteries...
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    Navigating the Energy Landscape: Commercial Real Estate and the Role of Microgrids

    The commercial real estate sector covers close to 97 billion cubic feet in the U.S. alone. All of those facilities are mission critical in one way or another—especially to those...
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    US Navy Awards $97M Contract to Build Battery Storage Microgrid on Guam Base

    The contractors will build a 17,000-square-foot BESS which will be interconnected with the existing grid at the facility. The additional equipment will include a microgrid controller...
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    US Air Force selects Geothermal Collaboration to Create Microgrids at Military Bases

    The collaboration on converting geothermal into on-site electricity for bases includes GE Vernova, Energy Systems Group, Sage Geosystems and the University of Utah.
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    Meeting Data Center Energy Demand Requires Multiple Power Generation Strategies

    Those can include microgrids. The new report by Accenture shows that data centers alone could consume almost one-fifth of total nationwide utility-scale electricity by 2033, up...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    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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    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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    Powering Data Centers with Microgrids and SMR: A Guide to Reduce OPEX Costs by 60%

    A Guide to Meeting Energy Demand for Data Centers with Distributed Energy Resources and Small Modular Reactors

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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...