Microgrid Knowledge - May 1st, 2024
 
 
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May 1, 2024
Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge
By Kathy Hitchens
The $6.4 million contract aims to improve safety for American soldiers as well as fortify the supply chain and U.S. national security.
The NYISO has chosen three aggregators for early participation in the program, starting with Baltimore-based energy management firm CPower Energy. The company will aggregate DERs into virtual power plants (VPPs) then bid the VPPs into the New York DER Participation Model.
A project to bring three microgrids to several Alaska communities aims to remove the emotion and make it easier to make decisions that benefit all stakeholders.
Theories abound around what can be done to reduce interconnection queue wait times, which have more than doubled since 2008. But the Department of Energy has a plan that includes 35 different solutions it says will solve the interconnection backlog and meet the growing demand for renewable energy resources.
Electricity is more than a science lesson or a tool of comfort; this flow of electrons serve as a hand up to a better world for many, putting into action a “greater good” that ultimately benefits all.
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Utilities were anticipating flat load growth only a few years ago, but the unstoppable momentum of AI, data center expansion and electrification blew those forecasts apart. The future requires decentralized and diverse power generation solutions.
Up until recently, large load facilities have had a backup solution and have been grid connected. But because of grid constraints, they are choosing to be off-grid, according to Elham Akhavan of Wood Mackenzie.
Schneider Electric previewed a new battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Microgrid Knowledge conference that aims to make microgrids easier for those who lack utility-level engineering skills.
Chick-fil-A is piloting solar microgrids at two California locations to improve resilience and better serve the community during grid outages. A third location in the state will get a microgrid later this year.
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