Policy

Apuao Island, one of the 98 unserved or underserved areas of the Philippines that will soon have reliable electricity from a microgrid. (Source: Navier Solon / Shutterstock.com)

Philippines Seeks Microgrids to Solve Power Gaps

Oct. 31, 2023

More than 4 million Filipino households are unserved or underserved by the national power grid. The country’s Department of Energy is turning to microgrids to help electrify all...

The Microgrid Perspective

Types of Microgrids

Dec. 4, 2023

No two microgrids are the same. Check out two types of microgrids with these real-life case studies.

Assistant Army Secretary: Military Advancing in its Work Deploying Microgrids at Bases

Oct. 9, 2023

In fact, Army Assistant Secretary Rachel Jacobson said that the Army microgrid initiative has been “enormously successful” thus far, in an interview with Defense Now. Nearly 30...

DER Developers, Don’t Get Caught Off Guard by These IRA Requirements microgrids Inflation Reduction Act

Sept. 25, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act is a game changer for DER developers, providing up to 70% Investment and Production Tax Credits. But developers need to plan for the prevailing wage...

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Sept. 27 Webinar: U.S. Tops in LNG Movement--yet Cyber Threats Could Bring It Down

Sept. 15, 2023

These bad actors already have been successful attacking U.S. energy infrastructure. This scenario is crucial for not only the American natural gas and LNG pipeline industries,...

NARUC and NASEO Release Microgrid Framework

Aug. 30, 2023

The State Microgrid Policy, Programmatic and Regulatory Framework will help public utility commissions and State Energy Offices with microgrid policy and regulation development...

Despite ‘Religious War’ over Fossil Fuels, Texas Lawmakers Approve $1.8 Billion for Microgrids

June 9, 2023

During the Texas Legislature's recent session, renewables were blamed for causing the outages related to Winter Storm Uri. But a resilience bill providing $1.8 billion for microgrids...

Solar, Microgrid Developers Say Xcel has Monopoly Advantage in New Minnesota Resiliency Program

May 5, 2023

Competitors fear the utility will prioritize its own projects for interconnection and use data about its customers to gain a competitive advantage.

California Utilities’ Fixed Rate Proposal Raises the Blood Pressure of the Microgrid Industry

April 28, 2023

Could a utility proposal for low-income customers actually lead to higher electricity costs?