Resiliency
Bipartisan Microgrid Support Helps Push Energy Bill Forward
At 85-12, the senate has passed the first energy bill since 2007 with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It's a historic $37.5 billion energy and water bill that could shape the energy transition in the United States in a more directed, thoughtful…
Read more →Latest UCSD Microgrid Control System Optimizes Distributed Energy Resources Accross 450 Buildings
UCSD has installed an advanced microgrid control system from Schweitzer Engineering that is expected to enhance outage prevention and the overall performance of its clean energy microgrid, which meets 85% of daily loads and 75% of daily peak power demand from 450 buildings and some 45,000 end users.
Read more →New York's Solarize Campaign Harnessing Collective Buying Power For Shared Solar Gardens
Governor Andrew M. Cumoo on February 19 announced 900 solar projects are in progress across 26 community Solarize campaigns. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-900-solar-projects-underway-through-26-community-solarize-campaigns-0 NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced 900 solar projects are in progress across 26 community Solarize campaigns. Another 31 Solarize campaigns are ready for a spring launch.
Read more →Community Solar, Microgrid Trends Gain Momentum
Numerous and varied community solar and microgrid programs and installations are taking shape across the U.S. as the number of cities and communities that have, or plan to, launch community solar and microgrid programs grows, adding momentum to efforts to realize renewable energy targets and mitigate threats associated with a warming climate.
Read more →New Orleans Microgrids to Enhance Disaster Resiliency, Water Resources
Winner of a $141 million HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition grant, New Orleans aims to build two microgrids to enhance water resource management and quality of life, as well as improve disaster relief and emergency infrastructure and services.
Read more →South Shore Long Island Town Studying Community Microgrid Feasibility
Known as a haven for the rich and famous, the ¨South Shore¨ Long Island town of East Hampton is evaluating the feasibility of using a microgrid to enhance efficiency, reliability and resiliency of its power grid to extreme weather. More…
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5 Unstoppable Drivers Of Microgrid Growth in 2016
You may not be surprised that we are bullish on microgrids, but we are unaware of an argument against significant microgrid growth in the coming years. By definition, microgrids are small and versatile, allowing them to quickly take advantage of…
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ComEd To Build New Rockford Microgrid; Reduce Extreme Weather Security Risks
ComEd recently announced plans for a new microgrid at Chicago Rockford International Airport, which will create between 300-400 jobs, and cost between $30-$40 million. It’s a part of ComEd’s plan of providing resilient energy services in the face of future…
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NY Prize Feasibility Studies Under Way in 10 Communities
The NY Prize program is heating up in New York, as a variety of factors are putting pressure on and raising the risks and costs of producing, distributing and using energy. Fostered by new clean energy policies, regulations and programs…
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Duke Energy Gets Bullish on ¨Green¨ Microgrids
The nation's power utilities are facing pressures of unprecedented breadth and depth – from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution to keeping up with new, cleaner and more efficient power technologies and energy policy reforms. The EPA's October 23 release…
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There are 83 microgrid projects being evaluated in New York
New York is the most active and innovative market for microgrid projects , driven largely by the need for resiliency after Superstorm Sandy. New York has the oldest electric grid in the United States, says James Gallagher of the New…
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Community Microgrids are the bridge to a modern grid
The Clean Coalition shows how adopting community microgrids can provide a pathway to a clean, resilient, and less expensive energy system. The electric grid was not designed to utilize distributed energy resources (DERs), which can include solar panels, wind turbines,…
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Energy Storage Addresses The Causes and Effects of Climate Change
Should we focus on stopping the root causes of climate change or start adapting to the new reality? Energy storage does both. Increased Severity and Frequency of Extreme Weather [wpsm_quote author="Kevin Trenberth - U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research" float="right"…
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Grid Will Not Survive Inevitable Geomagnetic Storm or EMP Attack
An EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, bringing down the entire electric grid sounds like science fiction, and you may have heard about it from your prepper neighbor wearing a tin foil hat. And if you've never heard of an EMP, you're…
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