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California Bill Supports EV Bidirectional Charging ... But Incentives and Regulations Needed to Realize Benefits

Oct. 9, 2024
SB 59, recently signed into law, could lead to the California Energy Commission (CEC) requiring classes of EVs sold in California to include bidirectional charging capability....

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024
Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...
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DOE's 1st Tribal Loan Guarantee for Viejas Microgrid Will Spur Economic Development, Jigar Shah says

Sept. 16, 2024
In an interview with Microgrid Knowledge, Jigar Shah, director of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO), describes the resilience, savings and economic development benefits of ...
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Sign of the Times: Oracle Designing Future GW-Scale Data Center Powered by SMR Nuclear

Sept. 11, 2024
Earlier this week, company founder and Chairman Larry Ellison told investors and media that it planned to build a gigawatt-scale data center that will be powered by three nearby...
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California Net Metering Change Contributed to SunPower's Bankruptcy, Solar and Storage Association says

Aug. 15, 2024
SunPower, a key contributor to numerous microgrid projects, filed a petition seeking Chapter 11 reorganization and bankruptcy protection earlier this month.
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TIME Magazine Ranks Schneider Electric Atop 500 Most Sustainable Companies List

June 26, 2024
Among the other microgrid infrastructure players lauded in TIME's 500 include Siemens, ABB and Eaton.
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U.S. Army Seeks Microreactor Nuclear Power Plant Solutions for Military Bases

June 20, 2024
The Army intends to deploy the prototype microreactor nuclear power plant at an installation in the continental U.S. by 2030. If successful, the technology could be used at bases...
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Smart Inverter States: New Map Shows Progress of IEEE 1547-2018 Adoption

May 10, 2024
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) several years ago established its IEEE 1547-2018 standard on interconnection requirements for smart inverters. This...
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New California DER Export Scheduling ‘Small Victory in a Battlefield Littered with DER Carcasses,’ Think Microgrid Exec says

April 8, 2024
California’s new “limited generation profile” order is a small step forward, but fails to unleash all the benefits of DERs and microgrids, industry members say.