Utilities
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First Non-Recourse Project Financing for Utility “Behind the Meter” Battery Energy Storage
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CIT has completed the first non-recourse project financing package for Macquarie Capital, which is working with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, to bring 50-MW of ...

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New Secretary of Defense James Mattis Supports Solar Military Microgrids To ‘Remove Tether of Fuel’
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As Coalition Forces stormed Baghdad in 2003, the commanders knew they had a significant Achilles heel. They didn't know how long they had to defeat Saddam's ...

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Self-Driving Batteries, Virtual Microgrids, and Other Uber-like Future Energy Models
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This new slideshare from Professor Damien Ernst describes microgrids, V2G (Vehicle To Grid), autonomous vehicle energy delivery, and other futuristic models ...

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Biggest Drivers Of US Electric Grid Transformation According to DOE
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According to the 2nd Quadrennial Energy Review, here the key trends shaping the electricity sector today.  It also reads as a list of opportunities for ...

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World’s First Open Microgrid Lets Commercial Zones Co-Invest and Optimize Energy Resources
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Two new pilot projects, dubbed 'E-Cloud' seek to develop and optimize open microgrids in Belgium's industrial zones. E-cloud is funded by the local Wallonia ...

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A Solar-Storage Microgrid for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Small in size at 10-kW of solar power and 95-kWh of zinc-iron battery energy storage, the proposed project nonetheless highlights the leading role the National ...

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New Community Microgrid Projects Crop Up in Seattle and Santa Monica
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Community microgrids are cropping up in a growing number of states as government, civic and business leaders look to shore up energy security, grid reliability ...

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How Can Microgrids and Utilities Become Best Buds?
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The term microgrid used to give utility executives sleepless nights and indigestion. These small, self-reliant systems would pop up, seemingly like mushrooms, ...

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Bipartisan Microgrid Support Helps Push Energy Bill Forward
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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 ...

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How Distributed Microgrids Limit The Need For Spinning Reserves
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The best way to ensure reliability on the electric grid is to assume everything will eventually fail, and be prepared with backup systems. Redundancy is ...

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Cheaper, Cleaner, Stronger: Pew Charitable Trust On Microgrids’ Growing Role in Grid Evolution
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Microgrids were a focal point at this year's ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, which took place in Washington, D.C. February 29 – March 2. During the energy ...

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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 ...