Environmental

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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.

Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

July 2, 2024
Construction professionals rely on propane’s lower emissions and enhanced resiliency
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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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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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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.
Percentage of state’s total historic losses from weather and climate disasters in last five years. Map by E2 with data from NOAA. Reprinted with permission.

Here’s where we really need microgrids in the US

Oct. 26, 2022
If you’re wondering why interest in microgrids is growing at a rapid clip, look no further than a new report “Billion Dollar Losses, Trillion Dollar Threats: The Cost of Climate...
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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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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.
San Miguel Arcangel Parish at Utuado, Puerto Rico. By Euri Rivera/Shutterstock.com

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.