| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge |
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| | | By Kathy Hitchens Funded by Southern California Edison through the state’s Microgrid Incentive Program, the solar and energy storage microgrid will provide up to 24 hours of backup power to the Isla Vista Sheriff's office, a health clinic, a community center and more than 150 residents and businesses. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Microgrids and distributed energy are becoming critical for high-demand facilities. At Data Center Frontier Trends Summit this August, see how data centers are approaching energy independence and long-term reliability. |
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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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| | | | | | 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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| | | | | | 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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| | | | | | 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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| | | | | | 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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| | | | | | The utility's new microgrids and energy storage projects, including a 40-MW facility in Fallbrook, aim to improve energy reliability, facilitate renewable integration, and help California meet its ambitious clean energy goals by 2045. |
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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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| | 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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| | | | Sponsored | Integrating DERs without the right studies can increase risk and delay projects. Learn which power system studies are critical to validate designs, prevent failures, and ensure reliable DER and microgrid performance. |
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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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