Community Microgrids

A collection of white papers on Community Microgrids

Cuyahoga Rules: Ohio County Approves Work on Microgrid Utility Project Moving Forward

Dec. 6, 2023

Compass will act as the utility operator and will begin pre-construction engineering work in January now that the contract is finalized and approved. Construction on the first...

The Microgrid Perspective

Designing Microgrids: Evaluating Parameters for Reliable, Cost-Effective and Optimized Power Solutions

Dec. 7, 2023

Shawn Dalke electrical engineer at Mesa Solutions discusses load profiles and power sources for microgrids.

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...

Nigeria Commissions New Minigrid Control Center

Nov. 29, 2023

The state-of-the-art energy management system is located at the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency headquarters in Abuja and is capable of hosting data generated by all the...

Together Louisiana Solar Microgrid Project Launched with DOE Visit

Nov. 20, 2023

Together Louisiana is building dozens of so-called community lighthouses across the state that will act as resilience hubs during extended power outages.

The Adjuntas microgrids rely on these two large energy storage units designed by ELM. Source: Maximiliano Ferrari

Oak Ridge National Lab Microgrid Orchestrator to Create Grid of Microgrids in Puerto Rico

Nov. 14, 2023

The orchestrator, which is in the final stages of hardware testing, will allow two microgrids in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, to “talk” to each other.

Lone Star Resiliency: Texas Voters Approve $10B Energy Fund for Microgrids, Gas-fired Backup Power

Nov. 10, 2023

Passage of Proposition 7 is mainly positive for the natural gas industry in Texas. Nonetheless, the $1.8 billion allocated for microgrids—including solar, battery storage and ...

California Stakeholders Can Submit Microgrid Tariff Proposals by Nov. 9–But Must Meet Unacceptable Guidelines, Stakeholders Say

Nov. 10, 2023

The California PUC now says non-utility parties can submit tariff proposals in the ongoing microgrid tariff effort. The CPUC issued guidelines for the tariffs that would severely...

Sunset on Lac-Mégantic. (Source: Nick Boulay / Shutterstock.com)

Canadian Government, Hydro-Québec to Invest $3.7 million in Lac-Mégantic Microgrid Expansion

Oct. 30, 2023

The Lac-Mégantic microgrid was commissioned in 2021 in the wake of a train derailment that nearly destroyed the town. The new funds will be used to further the community’s energy...