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    U.S. Army photo by Augusta Vargas
    Brig. Gen. Christopher W. Cook, deputy commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division; the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and Col. Stephen Trotter, Fort Hunter Liggett Garrison Commander - cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the completion of a $21.8 million microgrid project. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Augusta Vargas)

    Leading the Charge: 3 Army Installations Launch Pioneering Microgrids

    Oct. 1, 2024
    The Army and other branches of the military are using microgrids to increase energy independence and resilience at bases around the world while also reducing energy costs and ...

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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...
    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...
    Image credit Department of Defense website

    Defense Department Office Elevates Microgrid Developer Enchanted Rock's Gen-sets as "Awardable" for Digital & AI Marketplace

    July 1, 2024
    Military microgrids are a growing sub-sector in project development. In the past year, the U.S. Army, New York Air National Guard, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ...
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    Microgrid Successfully Demonstrated for Canadian Armed Forces Camps

    June 26, 2024
    The microgrid project was part of Canada’s Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program’s Pop Up City contest, in which innovators were asked to develop more efficient, green...
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    NREL Study Finds 5G Could Support Microgrids

    June 6, 2024
    “Millions of energy devices will become interconnected, and our research is showing the path to distributed, resilient, secure and energy-efficient operations building on the ...
    U.S. Army photo by Scott Darling, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs)

    U.S. Army Improves Resilience at Fort Cavazos with New Microgrid

    March 14, 2024
    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...
    David Vergun, U.S. Department of Defense

    U.S. Defense Officials Discuss Resilience, Microgrids at the Google Defense Forum

    Feb. 1, 2024
    Two senior defense officials highlight how microgrids improve resiliency at military installations while also providing benefits to the surrounding community.
    Photo Credit: Jose Rodriguez, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence

    U.S. Army Testing Microgrid System to Power Field Hospitals

    Jan. 25, 2024
    The AMMPS is a 120-kW microgrid system that includes two connected 60-kW generators. Rather than idling when not in use, the microgrid’s generators can be shut down if power demand...