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W. Va. creates special districts that open way for renewable microgrids in coal country

Oct. 30, 2022
West Virginia has created new business districts where it is easier to build a renewable microgrid project. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables has the first one underway.

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Designing Microgrids: Evaluating Parameters for Reliable, Cost-Effective and Optimized Power Solutions

Dec. 7, 2023
Shawn Dalke electrical engineer at Mesa Solutions discusses load profiles and power sources for microgrids.
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DOE looks to make microgrids ‘essential building blocks’

Oct. 28, 2022
The US DOE plans to issue a road map for microgrids to become a pivotal part of the future grid.
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Sunnova swings back at critics of microutilities plan

Oct. 24, 2022
Opponents are trying to block a microutilities proposal in California with self-serving “the sky-is-falling” arguments, says Sunnova, the plan’s architect.
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California state budget goes all in to fund energy resilience; expected to lower microgrid costs

Oct. 21, 2022
A range of programs approved in the California state budget boost microgrid funding to increase energy resilience.
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Microgrid Talk: The IRA means great things for the microgrid industry

Oct. 18, 2022
In the latest edition of Microgrid Talk, experts share the many ways they think the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will impact the microgrid industry.
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Big response to Sunnova’s microutility plan in California

Oct. 17, 2022
Not surprisingly, those who stand to lose and those who stand to gain have a lot to say about Sunnova’s idea for microutilities in California.
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Will microgrids keep young people from abandoning Puerto Rican towns?

Oct. 14, 2022
Young people are fleeing Puerto Rico towns because of persistent power outages. A new project proposes microgrids to keep the electricity flowing.
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Ohio county seeks utility partner to help it become ‘microgrid hub of the US’

Oct. 11, 2022
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is seeking a partner to bring to fruition its ambitious plans for multiple microgrids coordinated by a newly created county utility.