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How Firefighters, Animals and Local Organizations are Benefitting from Diesel-Free Microgrids in L.A. Fire Zones

Jan. 27, 2025
In response to the Los Angeles fires, cleantech industry members that generally provide clean energy to the entertainment business have partnered with nonprofits like the Footprint...
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President Trump's Executive Order Freezing IRA Funding: How will it Impact Microgrids and DERs?

Jan. 23, 2025
Short answer: we don't know yet. Tax credits might be safe without legislative action, but grants and loans could be under threat.
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On-Site Power Opportunity and Challenge: Bloom Energy Report Predicts 80 GW Data Center Load in Future

Jan. 21, 2025
This could be a big opportunity for several players on the energy transition front, from distributed energy resources to small nuclear startups to microgrid developers—but it ...
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DOE Pushes Accelerated Deployment of VPPs with New Liftoff Report

Jan. 17, 2025
“Utilities, regulators, policy makers and industry partners all have a role to play to adopt an innovation mindset to accelerate the deployment of virtual power plants and serve...
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PowerSecure Powering Edged's New Data Center in Atlanta

Jan. 16, 2025
The Edged Atlanta campus includes a recently completed 27-MW data center within an overall 168-MW critical Information Technology site.
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Major Microgrid M&A Deal: EQT Transition Infrastructure Acquires Scale

Jan. 9, 2025
New Jersey-based Scale is one of the microgrid sector’s biggest project builders with close to 250 MW of microgrid and community solar projects either in operation or construction...
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DC's Public Service Commission Seeking RFPs for Transactive Neighborhood Renewable Microgrid Pilot

Jan. 8, 2025
The project should be sized to target a neighborhood of 50-200 residences and other buildings but can be larger,” reads the Public Service Commission of DC’s document. “Buildings...
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Bs and Cs: Think Microgrid's State Scorecard Indicates Projects Growing, but Grades Policy Making as Slow So Far

Dec. 20, 2024
Developers, energy technology firms and end users are making the grade in uniting resiliency with sustainability. When it comes to state-level policy making, however, the efforts...

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

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Ameresco Highlights Unique Floating Solar Microgrid Project at Fort Bragg

Jan. 21, 2021
Microgrid Knowledge interviews Nicole Bulgarino from Ameresco about a unique floating solar microgrid project at Fort Bragg, as well as further work the company has taken on within...

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Solving your energy problems has never been easier for agriculture and food processors

March 17, 2022
In this white paper, you'll earn what microgrids are, how they work, how they’re funded and how they can benefit food processors and the wider agriculture industry.
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Mission 300: World Bank Initiative Aims to Improve Electricity Access in Africa by 2030

Jan. 31, 2025
The World Bank and the African Development Bank, supported by a host of other partners, have launched Mission 300, an initiative that aims to expand access to reliable, affordable...
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Ribbon cutting ceremony for the FM Harbor electric truck charging depot in the Port of Long Beach. With 9 MW of power and 44 high-speed charging dispensers, the depot provides reliable and convenient charging next to terminals for Forum Mobility customer fleets. (Source: Forum Mobility)

Port of Long Beach Launches FM Harbor EV Charging Depot

Jan. 29, 2025
The charging depot has 44 fast-charging stations, 9MW of power and supports more than 200 electric drayage trucks each day.
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ELM MicroGrid Unveils Upgraded FieldSight 2.0 Cloud-based Energy Management Tool

Jan. 29, 2025
The original FieldSight technology was introduced eight years ago around the same time that ELM Companies CEO and founder Lee Graves spun off ELM MicroGrid into its own company...
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2 New York Toyota Dealerships Add Microgrids and EV Chargers

Jan. 27, 2025
The microgrids will provide resilience and reduce energy costs for Sunrise Toyota and Sunrise Toyota North, both in Long Island. They will also power the dealerships’ new EV chargers...
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Growing the Minigrid Footprint: Husk Doubles its Installed Fleet in Africa and Asia

Jan. 13, 2025
The company’s minigrids now serve more than 1.5 million people and over 30,000 small businesses in 400 communities across Nigeria and India.
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2 Microgrid Projects Advance to Establish Phase of DOE’s SOLVE IT Prize Competition

Jan. 10, 2025
Small hydroelectric microgrids in Puerto Rico and solar-powered microgrids for a California tribal community were among the 10 clean energy projects that advanced to the final...