| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge | | |
| | | By Lisa Cohn Representatives from Intel, Google and Amazon described their need for resilience and clean energy at a data center and energy conference held in July. Microgrid proponents described microgrids as an important solution to both challenges. |
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| | | | | | Launched in 2021, the pilot delivered electricity access 3.5 times faster than a traditional grid extension, reduced household connection costs, generated a 3,000% rise in demand and boosted business revenue by 68% in Kiwumu, a village located six miles north of the equator. |
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| | | | | | A West Virginia law–opposed by an environmental group–allows new data centers to be served by behind-the-meter microgrids whose owners could sell 10% of the power generated into the wholesale market. The goals of the measure include protecting ratepayers and the existing fossil fuel industry. |
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| | | | | | Project developer Lightshift Energy and the utilities Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. worked together to complete the project which can also provide backup power to two schools in the event of a grid outage. |
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| | | | If successful, the initiative could produce up to three tons of blue hydrogen daily, advancing industrial decarbonization and supporting global energy transition goals. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Widespread electrification, rising energy costs, and more frequent extreme weather events are compounding to create challenges for the country’s traditional electrical grid. And, with our aging unidirectional model under strain, there is an increasing need to rethink how power is generated and... |
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| | | | Under President Trump’s new domestic policy law, solar, wind and electric vehicles take a big hit, losing the investment tax credit. But fuel cells, which gained the credit, are expected to benefit. |
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| | | | In addition to microgrid operators, companies that manage thermostats, EVs, solar, storage, and appliances also earn income ̶ and pass some to customers. |
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| | | | Located at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center in Lucerne, CA, the off-grid solar and energy storage microgrid provides up to 72 hours of uninterrupted power, even during extreme weather or grid disruptions. |
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| | While gas power is the starter, nuclear energy is the next step in the Fermi America plan for the Amarillo HyperGrid. |
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