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

    Sept. 13, 2024
    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...

    Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

    July 2, 2024
    Construction professionals rely on propane’s lower emissions and enhanced resiliency
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    A Plan to Create an Energy Infrastructure in Rwanda Focused on Small Nuclear-Based Microgrids

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Nano Nuclear is working with the Rwandan government to deploy nuclear energy in the form of microreactors and small modular reactors in areas without electricity access. But will...
    Cadet Field Training graduation ceremony for the USMA Class of 2026. Camp Buckner, West Point, NY on June 27, 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen) (The appearance of DoD visuals does not constitute or imply DoD endorsement).

    Battery Storage Supports Summer Cadet Training at U.S. Army West Point

    Aug. 27, 2024
    Viridi’s energy storage contribution is only the start of the microgrid project at West Point. A second, parallel project will work on how to integrate the RPS150 ESS with the...
    City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant and microgrid power. Image credit Enchanted Rock

    Power Outages at Water and Wastewater Plants Pose Health and Environmental Risks. How Microgrids Can Help

    Aug. 26, 2024
    With increasing numbers of storms knocking out power to water and wastewater plants, operators of these facilities are turning to microgrids to help protect the environment and...
    Blue Lake Rancheria microgrid. Image credit Schatz Energy Research Center
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    For 3 Outage-Prone Tribes, 3 Nested Microgrids Spanning 26 Miles

    Aug. 12, 2024
    Nested microgrids – which can operate together or separately – are relatively rare but may be the future of the grid. Three outage-plagued tribes plus Blue Lake Rancheria, the...
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    AEP: 15 GW of New Data Center Capacity Growth Committed through 2030

    July 30, 2024
    The data center industry, utilities and other energy partners are accelerating consideration of microgrids and other means of power generation to meet the exponential expansion...
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    DOE Grants $129 million toward Cuyahoga County Clean Energy Microgrids

    July 23, 2024
    For nearly five years, Cuyahoga County leaders have worked to move its Lake Erie area communities away from coal-fired power generation and toward a clean energy microgrid utility...
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    After Hurricane Beryl, Microgrid-Equipped Grocery Stores and Homes Weathered Outages for More Than a Week in Houston

    July 19, 2024
    Microgrids went to work during the southern Texas outages caused by Hurricane Beryl, proving their value in a crisis. They served as sanctuaries, providing hundreds of megawatts...