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...
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...
Blue Lake Rancheria microgrid. Image credit Schatz Energy Research Center
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...
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...
The generators are positioned front of the meter and hosted by the Modesto Irrigation District, the city of Lodi and the Turlock Irrigation District. Texas-based Enchanted Rock...
U.S. Army photo by Scott Darling, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs)
U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, will use the microgrid to power critical services and infrastructure during outages and to reduce energy costs during...
In the wake of a disaster, schools, hospitals, fire stations and other community infrastructure entities are now able to use FEMA grant money to rebuild using net-zero technologies...
Together Louisiana is building dozens of so-called community lighthouses across the state that will act as resilience hubs during extended power outages.
