| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge |
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| | | By Lisa Cohn Community and residential microgrids often include rooftop solar and energy storage, but permitting hassles raise the cost and time required to install them. Some local governments require handwritten applications, walk-in visits to permitting agencies, and expensive site reviews. Permit Power aims ... |
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| | | | | | A new survey from Bloom Energy finds that onsite generation — including microgrids — are quickly becoming the go-to solution for power hungry data centers looking to skip long interconnection queues. |
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| | | | | | Plug-in solar panels should be available at major retailers this summer. The government also announced new construction standards requiring solar panels and heat pumps for most new homes. |
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| | | | | | The NEC 2026 introduces innovative provisions like Power Control Systems and clearer interconnection rules, enabling engineers to optimize distributed energy projects by avoiding costly infrastructure upgrades and enhancing safety. Early adoption offers a competitive edge through faster, more economical project delivery. |
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| | | | EPB of Chattanooga and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory will test a new microgrid control system that enables dynamic borders and nesting capabilities. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, renewable energy developers face stricter eligibility criteria for federal incentives, requiring careful navigation of domestic sourcing rules and foreign entity restrictions to maximize project benefits. |
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| | | | Call them microgrid projects. Call them energy parks or co-located power generation, but you must call them into reality as quickly as possible, according to the demands of the nation’s digital infrastructure drivers such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Apple and IBM. |
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| | | | A new coalition that includes Tesla, Google, Carrier, Verrus and GridLab aims to increase the utilization of excess grid capacity. But two industry members say the effort is unlikely to benefit microgrids. |
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| | | | As utilities offer homeowners batteries for resilience and to lower peak demand, three options have evolved. Under a model being deployed by Base Power and a Texas cooperative, customers pay $695 upfront and $19/month for resilience-as-a-service. |
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| | The rise of artificial intelligence and cloud-based computing load, however, is pushing major tech firms to create their own energy deals. Those goals include on-site or co-located power, whether it’s microgrids or gas-fired power plants, to deliver prime energy capacity for the AI factories and data centers while circumnavigating the slow utility ... |
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