| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge |
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| | | By Lisa Cohn Erie County, N.Y., was hit by a deadly blizzard in 2022 that knocked out power for up to 4 days. A new microgrid–funded in part by a 40% Investment Tax Credit–will keep power flowing, lower capacity charges and improve air quality by eliminating the need for a diesel backup generator. |
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| | | | | | The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center in the East Central Spokane neighborhood worked with utility Avista to develop the solar and energy storage microgrid. The system will cut the center’s electricity bills and enable it to provide essential community services, even during extended power outages. |
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| | | | | | VoltaGrid's pipeline could position it to build more power than any other North American utility between 2027 and 2029 — all aimed at fueling AI data centers whose power demands can fluctuate by 60-70%. |
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| | | | | | As geopolitical conflicts escalate, renewable energy infrastructure faces increasing cyber threats, especially during vulnerable phases like commissioning. |
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| | | | | | The partnership aims to enhance microgrid development by combining AMS's operational expertise with Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure platform, focusing on resilience, visibility, and lifecycle management amid increasing grid challenges and natural disasters. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | The grid can't keep up using traditional modernization tactics. Standardized distributed infrastructure planned with intentional software, deployed with field-proven hardware, and operated with discipline is the fastest path to affordable resilience. |
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| | | | | | In the face of declining compensation from net metering, Washington state is conducting a value of solar and storage study in an effort to place a value on resilience, reliability and other issues. Oregon’s solar industry wants to conduct a similar study in the hopes it will show solar’s benefits–other than capacity– and help expand the state’s community... |
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| | | | | | Seeking that cohesion was a key attraction for drawing 400 or so of our newest best friends to the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, which hosted MGK 2026. |
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| | | | | | Projects funded through the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) could include microgrids, backup generation and battery storage systems designed to keep critical military facilities operational during grid outages. |
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| | The program emphasizes not only technical skills but also leadership, financial literacy, and social empowerment, fostering a new generation of women driving sustainable energy solutions. |
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