Community Microgrids
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Brooklyn Startup Broadens Solar Power Access with P2P Energy Exchange
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Back in the 1990s the advent of peer-to-peer (P2P) computing sites such as Napster turned reproduction and distribution of music, then TV programs and films, ...

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Solar Kiosk Turns a Sleepy Kenyan Village Into An Urban Center
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After decades of failed initiatives to extend electricity access, over 600 million people in Africa still do not have access to electricity. With current ...

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“It’s Like The Early Days of the Internet,” Blockchain-based Brooklyn Microgrid Tests P2P Energy Trading
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“When the internet was first introduced, it was hard to conceive of the drastic impact it would have on the world. We’ve got all the parts to do some really ...

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Rural Electrification to Fuel Microgrid Market Expansion
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The market for microgrids – grid-connected, off-grid or hybrid – will expand at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to an estimated $34.94 billion from ...

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New Report Shows How Legacy Market Design Stifles Community Microgrid Potential
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The Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has released a report, Mighty Microgrids, with recommendations for unlocking the benefits community microgrids. ...

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The Investment Case for Mini-Grids and Off-Grids in Africa
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Since the mid-1990s, external finance to Africa’s power sector has averaged only around US$600m per year of public assistance, plus a similar volume of private ...

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Energy Storage Advances to Fuel Microgrids, Virtual Power Plants
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Energy storage will increasingly be a viable option to conventional utility grid and substation upgrades as load profiles and population change, fueling ...

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ComEd and Partners Moving Forward on Bronzeville’s “Community of The Future”
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ComEd, along with its partners are moving forward on its "Community of the Future" plans. They announced earlier this week details on its plan for the world's ...

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Community Solar, Microgrid Trends Gain Momentum
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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 ...

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New Orleans Microgrids to Enhance Disaster Resiliency, Water Resources
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Winner of a $141 million HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition grant, New Orleans aims to build two microgrids to enhance water resource management and ...

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Caterpillar Takes Equity Stake In Africa Microgrid Company Powerhive
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Part of a $20 million round of Series A VC funding, Caterpillar Ventures is taking an equity stake in Powerhive, a pioneering developer and vendor of smart ...

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Solar Microgrids Could Yield Substantial Savings at City-wide Scale
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Researchers from MIT, Italian and Saudi universities modeled installation and use of 20 microgrids with residential solar penetration of 0% and 20% in MIT's ...