Disaster Where a Microgrid Expert Lives
Rory McIlmoil, a researcher at NREL and a local volunteer firefighter, found himself cleaning up from Hurricane Helene and thinking about how much easier it would be with a microgrid.
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The Power Industry’s Love/Hate Relationship with Data Centers
Data center guru Rich Miller interviews Elisa Wood about data centers and onsite power.
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Pursuing Energy Democracy from the Bottom Up and the Top Down
Sandeep Vaheesan, author of Democracy in Power, sees grassroots frustration with the status quo invigorating public interest in energy democracy.
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What are Microgrids Now?
What are microgrids now? By definition, microgrids have not changed, but their value proposition is evolving with the times.
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Asset Manager Adds Microgrid Investment Fund in Bullish Australian Market
Australia’s microgrid market — poised to nearly triple by 2030 — attracts new private equity investment for commercial microgrids.
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Politics Rears Its Ugly Head Following Spain’s Power Outage
The arcane concept of “grid inertia” is suddenly making headlines following Spain’s power outage.
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What Do All Big Power Outages Have in Common? A Big Grid
The Iberian Peninsula grid outage underscores the vulnerabilities of centralized grids and reinforces the need for more decentralized energy.
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Will Electric Utility Rates Become More Political?
Electricity costs could become a political issue as consumers across party lines grow anxious about their utility bills.
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How to Make Distributed Solar Projects Pencil without the Federal Tax Credit
Distributed solar can still offer an impressive return without the tax credit. But it requires some rethinking about how projects are structured.