Grid edge
Kohler Power buys startup that uses game-theory math to manage microgrids
Heila Technologies has a novel approach to balancing solar, EVs, batteries and generators.
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Grid edge
Housing developers and utilities join forces to create the next generation of microgrids
Sharing rooftop solar, batteries and grid controls between utilities and customers is a complex undertaking, but it could yield benefits greater than the sum of their parts.
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Guest Essay
It's time for solar microgrids to replace dirty diesel generators
In rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, costly diesel generators are often the only power source. A concerted push to deploy solar microgrids could change that.
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Transportation
Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change
Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.
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Grid edge
Why LS Power is going big into microgrids with Endurant Energy
A major player in power plants, grid-scale batteries and transmission targets investments in distributed energy, from geothermal heat pumps and generators to solar and storage.
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Solar
Why Puerto Rican communities are all-in on solar microgrids
Advocates say the island's goal to reach 100% renewable energy should be met through a community-led, decentralized approach.
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Transmission
Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price
Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.
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Sponsored
How to scale rooftop community solar in cities
Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.
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EV charging
EV-charging microgrids are worth more than the sum of their parts. Here's why
Scale Microgrid Solutions says pairing electric trucks with solar, batteries and backup power can help fleet operators, financiers and utilities alike.
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Transmission
Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't
Reports of a clean energy schism are generating a lot of solidarity.