| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge | | |
| | | By Lisa Cohn Some utilities are offering flexible interconnection pilot programs that hasten interconnection and lower costs for participating customers–and ratepayers–while helping move the clean energy transition forward. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Whether you need primary or backup power, propane generators keep agricultural, commercial, and industrial operations running — regardless of grid access or utility disruptions. Offering on-site energy, propane generators deliver power that’s quiet, reliable, and available whenever and wherever businesses, industries, and facilities need it. |
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| | | | | | In this QuickChat video, Chetan Chandore, new energy solutions marketing leader for Cummins, explains why battery energy storage is vital to making microgrids and distributed energy resources more resilient and sustainable. |
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| | | | | | With $1.8 billion in new state funding, Texas has opened up opportunities for microgrid providers that can serve small critical facilities. |
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| | | | | | Ameresco announced it has hired longtime nuclear industry insider Cenk Güler as its first-ever director of nuclear partnerships. The role is a newly created one as the company enters the nuclear energy market with a focus on microreactor and small modular reactor (SMR) projects. |
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| | | | Schneider Electric first announced its Microgrid Flex plan in 2023 centered around the concept that a standardized, modular approach to microgrid development can overcome long interconnection delays and bring both construction and operational costs down somewhat. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Take a closer look at propane — a resilient energy source that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 52 percent compared with grid electricity. |
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| | | | Terrasmart led the work on the canopy solar project, which can cover about one-third of the AdventHealth corporate campus electricity needs. This could save more than $4.6 million in energy costs over the system’s life span. |
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| | | | Effective maintenance of microgrids involves proactive strategies like condition-based monitoring and predictive analytics to ensure reliable power, resiliency, and safety. This approach minimizes the risk of accidents and injuries, contributing to optimal performance and extended system life. |
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| | | | It’s not always obvious to utilities where community members need resilience most. Nashville Electric Service (NES), with numerous partners, asked community leaders to help identify those needs, and is now planning a solar microgrid. |
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| | While federal funding for microgrids and distributed energy resources (DER) is shrinking, microgrid seekers–especially municipalities and schools– are looking into state and local funding options, saying they need microgrids to provide energy resilience. |
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