Most independent power producers (IPPs) generate profit for private shareholders. But that’s not always so in Alaska where a non-profit IPP model generates revenue for communities and tribes.
This white paper examines how
successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid
and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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.
Data center guru Rich Miller interviews Elisa Wood about data centers and onsite power.
Sandeep Vaheesan, author of Democracy in Power, sees grassroots frustration with the status quo invigorating public interest in energy democracy.
What are microgrids now? By definition, microgrids have not changed, but their value proposition is evolving with the times.
Australia’s microgrid market — poised to nearly triple by 2030 — attracts new private equity investment for commercial microgrids.
The arcane concept of “grid inertia” is suddenly making headlines following Spain’s power outage.
The Iberian Peninsula grid outage underscores the vulnerabilities of centralized grids and reinforces the need for more decentralized energy.
Grid flexibility could have helped avoid the Spain blackout, as South Australia learned nearly a decade ago.