According to the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) that acts as a single controllable entity to ...

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally. The ...

Employing proven design, microgrids are all but destined to be a part of the nation’s future electrical infrastructure. But gaps in supportive policy could act as a powerful brake on their development ...

Most utility leaders believe their companies have a broad role to play with microgrids, yet say they face deterrents that prevent them from playing their rightful role. Core concerns include: When ...

Microgrids with numerous assets such as solar, storage, combined heat and power, natural gas generators, fuel cells, wind, biogas, absorption chillers and hydrogen ...

“What is a Microgrid?” has been the top viewed article on www.microgridknowledge.com for several years. Even speakers at the 2024 Microgrid Knowledge event in April were discussing the definition, ...

Customers without electricity for days or weeks? Does that happen in the U.S. in the 21st century? Increasingly, the answer is yes. Wildfires, hurricanes, ice storms, floods and other events seem to ...

The risk of catastrophic wildfires is increasing. Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation and wind patterns, and alterations in vegetation are contributing to environmental conditions ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The report, energy as a service (EaaS) market 2020-2024, has been added to Technavio's catalog. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the market, including its global and ...

Across San Jose, residents are finding “notices of development” in their quiet neighborhoods: a massive condo development to replace a beloved recreational facility; a seven-story skyscraper towering ...

The "Global Energy Storage Market for Microgrids 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global energy storage market for microgrids to grow at a CAGR of 16.72% during ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County has moved to create a longer-term plan to build electric “microgrids” meant to bring businesses to Northeast Ohio. Wednesday, the county released a “request for ...