| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge |
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| | | By Rod Walton, Microgrid Knowledge Managing Editor Highlighting projects from JFK Airport to Maryland's animal shelters, the piece demonstrates microgrids' role in ensuring energy reliability during outages, supporting sustainability goals, and reducing dependence on aging utility grids. |
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| | | | | | Google Cloud and Westinghouse Electric provided a “day in the life of construction” showing how AI can speed up nuclear plant construction time and lower costs–two issues dogging the nuclear industry. AI can also help optimize the deployment of renewables, Google Cloud said during a virtual roundtable. |
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| | | | | | The natural gas-powered microgrids will fully power Baton Rouge General’s Bluebonnet and Mid City campuses in the event of a power outage. |
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| | | | | | The report from the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit in Las Vegas highlights the critical need for flexible, forward-looking energy solutions to support AI's growth, emphasizing collaboration among industry leaders, policymakers, and technology innovators to prevent energy shortages and economic upheaval. |
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| | | | La Plata Electric Association has too much solar on its system. A virtual power plant, batteries and a separate microgrid project for the city of Durango could use some of the excess solar and avoid wasting it. |
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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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| | | | The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in northern Washington state and OATI will install four solar and energy storage microgrids at locations across the 1.4 million acre reservation. |
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| | | | West Virginia is actively promoting microgrid development to attract data centers, backed by supportive legislation, but faces environmental scrutiny over a proposed gas-fired plant near Davis, raising questions about transparency and sustainability. |
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| | | | Microgrids, along with other distributed energy resources, may supply as much as 50% of generation over the next decade, said panelists at a teleconference organized by the federal Department of Energy Onsite Technical Assistance Partnerships, which offers free resources for onsite energy developers. |
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| | During Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s solar microgrids proved crucial in maintaining power, water, and communication for residents, highlighting the importance of resilient energy systems in disaster scenarios. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Power the hydrogen fuel cells' future with advanced programmable power systems. From green hydrogen production and fuel cell EV testing to real-world energy simulations—see how AMETEK solutions are accelerating innovation across the hydrogen ecosystem. |
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