• Microgrid Projects

    Microgrids are small, advanced electric grids with features that make them especially adept at managing energy and ensuring its reliable delivery. Here you'll find news and features about the various kinds of microgrids: commercial, remote, military, campus, data center, community, industrial, residential, critical infrastructure and utility microgrids.
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    June 25, 2025
    The Groton II microgrid is the second 3-MW energy storage microgrid launched by the Groton Electric Light Department and Lightshift Energy. It will provide financial, resilience...

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    June 13, 2025
    Take a closer look at propane — a resilient energy source that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 52 percent compared with grid electricity.
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    June 24, 2025
    Landmark Homes and sonnen have deployed a residential virtual power plant in a master-planned Edmonton community. The system combines solar, battery storage and VPP software to...
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    June 23, 2025
    Some utilities are offering flexible interconnection pilot programs that hasten interconnection and lower costs for participating customers–and ratepayers–while helping move the...
    Aerial view of the Domaine Carneros Winery and microgrid project in California. Image credit Schneider Electric
    June 18, 2025
    Schneider Electric first announced its Microgrid Flex plan in 2023 centered around the concept that a standardized, modular approach to microgrid development can overcome long...
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    June 17, 2025
    In this QuickChat video, Chetan Chandore, new energy solutions marketing leader for Cummins, explains why battery energy storage is vital to making microgrids and distributed ...
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    Sitka, Alaska, one of the 35 towns awarded C-Map funding to advance innovative microgrids in remote areas. (Source: Roman Tigal/Shutterstock.com)
    June 11, 2025
    14 projects have been selected to receive funds from the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership. The projects will advance microgrid innovation, delivering energy reliability...
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    June 10, 2025
    Ameresco announced it has hired longtime nuclear industry insider Cenk Güler as its first-ever director of nuclear partnerships. The role is a newly created one as the company...
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    June 9, 2025
    It’s not always obvious to utilities where community members need resilience most. Nashville Electric Service (NES), with numerous partners, asked community leaders to help identify...