As more renewable energy sources and battery storage units are specified and incorporated into power systems, consultant specifying engineers are faced with many challenges that could impact the ...

A microgrid is a small-scale electricity network connecting consumers to an electricity supply. A microgrid might have a number of connected distributed energy resources such as solar arrays, wind ...

Interest in microgrids has grown in parallel with our fixation about distributed energy resources. Their purpose is to distribute electricity within a localized network, drawing upon onsite generation ...

In today’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, businesses face increasing pressure to enhance their energy efficiency, reduce costs, and achieve business operations reliability while contributing to ...

High winds, a beaming sun, a remote landscape — the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Flatirons Campus might be a familiar environment to military service members. Here at "Fort ...

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 ...

In 2012, microgrids gained sudden national awareness after the incredibly destructive Hurricane Sandy cut power to millions throughout the Northeast—that is, of course, except for small pockets of ...

In response to rising electricity costs, Sustainable Ramona has released a video to promote the idea of building an alternative energy utility, in the form of a microgrid, in Ramona. The 30-minute ...

The Chateau at the Domaine Carneros Winergy. The winery has tapped EDF Renewables to build a microgrid that includes a 250-kilowatt (kW) solar PV system and a 280 kW / 540-kilowatt hour (kWh) onsite ...

The U.S. healthcare sector is as mission-critical as it gets, not only as a $1 trillion-plus economic business but in the basic humanity at the heart of the industry, no matter how big it gets. The ...

Oregon has taken a groundbreaking step in clean energy with the enactment of two pioneering microgrid bills—HB 2065 and HB 2066. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, there are ...