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    Welcome to About Microgrids, a section of Microgrid Knowledge that defines microgrid terms and concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy.

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    Nominations Open for the Microgrid Knowledge Greater Good Awards

    Dec. 1, 2023
    The awards recognize operational projects which serve a clear societal need and improve the human condition. Applications should demonstrate how these goals are being achieved...
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    Connecticut Project

    Who's Making the Grade (And Who's not)?: Think Microgrid's 2023 State Scorecard

    Nov. 29, 2023
    Across the nation, as studied by Think Microgrid’s policy team, only Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii and Texas merited Bs in the State Scorecard. Most were handed Cs or Ds.
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    DOE’s Jigar Shah: Microgrids Provide ‘Something for Everyone’

    Nov. 17, 2023
    The financial jury was out on microgrids until they began providing important benefits to residents, business and utilities, Shah pointed out.
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    Putting Backbone into the Energy Journey: The Economics of Sustainability

    Nov. 16, 2023
    Some of the fruits of decarbonization are not as evident in the near term as they will be years down the road, Schneider Electric's Rohan Kelkar points out, but CFOs and sustainability...
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    Se Mary Microgrid

    Accelerating the Adoption of Microgrids: Nov. 28 ET Webinar with Schneider Electric

    Nov. 15, 2023
    One reason for the interconnection delays and slow road from design to commissioning is the fact that the process is resource-intensive and often custom-engineered. Standardization...
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    Taylor Farms

    Friday Thoughts from the Editor's Porch: Speeding up Interconnection and Making Food Production Cleaner, Energy-Wise

    Nov. 10, 2023
    Hurry up and wait, as the saying goes, may or may not have originated in the military, but it’s appropo to everyday life. Meet that deadline to file your taxes and send what you...
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    Ameresco

    Editor's Take: Making the Grade and Committing to the Value of Microgrids

    Nov. 3, 2023
    The Think Microgrid report is not political, and the rankings of some states will surprise you. It’s the group’s goal to evenly evaluate where states are are. Meanwhile, the United...
    Glen O'Dell
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    Demand Response Aggregation Bans Partially Lifted in 2 States; 10 More to Go. Microgrids, DERs Benefit

    Oct. 27, 2023
    Relying on a public-private partnership, Missouri has partially lifted the state's ban preventing third-party aggregators from bidding demand response into wholesale markets. ...
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    Pxise

    MGK Editor's Take: Offering the FYI on AI as it Arrives ASAP

    Oct. 9, 2023
    Artificial intelligence is essentially an infant in the world of industrial technologies compared to internal combustion, power plants and manufacturing innovation. Yet it grows...
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    Valley Children's

    MGK Editor's Take 9/27: Energy Transition Matters Most for the Next Generation

    Sept. 27, 2023
    Perhaps the biggest thing to remember as we consider the “Many Paths to Net Zero” is that decarbonization is not simply a method to save Mother Earth, but also a way to leave ...

    ICT Visionary Q&A with Allen Griser, Chief Commercial Officer at Clearfield

    ICT Visionary Q&A with Allen Griser, Chief Commercial Officer, Clearfield

    Video Interviews

    Elisa Wood, editor in chief of Microgrid Knowledge, interviews Brian Kane, head of enterprise sales engineering for Bloom Energy, at Microgrid 2021

    Microgrids bring sustainability and resiliency and serve as community lighthouses

    May 28, 2021
    Not only do microgrids help companies meet their sustainability and resiliency goals, but they also can serve as a community lighthouses during outages, says Brian Kane as part...

    White Papers

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    Optimizing Microgrid Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Sources and Battery Storage

    June 1, 2020
    Download this white paper to learn how integrating renewable energy sources and battery storage can optimize a microgrid systems.