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A new microgrid will provide customers at the Tritax Symmetry Logistics Park in Biggleswade, UK with reliable, environmentally friendly and cost-effective electricity and heat.

UK Logistics Park to Launch 2MW Microgrid

Feb. 9, 2023

Rolls-Royce will supply a new integrated microgrid at Symmetry Park, a logistics center in Biggleswade, UK.

The Microgrid Perspective

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...

Water Lilies, the first Microgrid Foundry community project. Video Courtesy of BEC

Microgrids for new eco-friendly housing developments in the UK

Feb. 14, 2022

A not-for-profit organization has launched a share offer campaign to develop new clean energy microgrid projects across the UK.

S&P Innovation Manager Describes Technology to Improve the Financial Use Case for Microgrids

Feb. 19, 2021

Isabel Tang, senior innovation manager at S&P Global Platts describes Distro Energy, a new energy trading platform designed to facilitate open energy market operation, help balance...

How to Get to 100% Renewables? Use Microgrids Says Plan for Cranston, Rhode Island

Jan. 24, 2020

An ambitious, grassroots project is underway in Cranston, Rhode Island to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030 using microgrids.

Projects like this add to the body of knowledge available on advanced energy technologies like flow batteries. Ameresco looks forward to reporting on the outcome of this investigation and future developments. (By cybrain/Shutterstock.com)

National Grid Issues RFP to acquire 10 MW of Bulk Energy Storage Distribution Rights in Upstate New York

Oct. 9, 2019

National Grid has issued an energy storage solicitation for 10 MW of bulk, front-of-the-meter storage and power marketer services that maximize the value of the storage in key...

Electric Vehicles Are Driving Utility Rates Down

June 24, 2019

NRDC’s Max Baumhefner, senior attorney for the climate and clean Energy Program, explores how the proliferation of electric vehicles could potentially lower utility bills across...

To truly enable the EV economy, charging infrastructure must be widespread and readily available. (Photo: by Lightspring/Shutterstock.com)

A Big Week For Reshaping the Electric Grid with EVs

Sept. 14, 2018

EV programs may soon come to a grid near you as states continue to expand and refine charging efforts. Here’s a look at some big moves this week in California, Massachusetts and...

DSP Isn’t Just Any Old Energy Acronym. National Grid Shows Why in Buffalo

June 29, 2018

The energy industry loves its acronyms. One often heard in New York is DSP, which stands for distributed system platform. The three letters hold a lot of meaning for those in ...