Building Grid Resilience through Partnerships
Achieving grid resilience requires new energy alliances.
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A New Era of Energy Wealth
Defining energy wealth in an era of distributed energy requires looking at not only energy access but also energy ownership.
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Alaska Forges New Ground with Innovative Non-Profit Independent Power Producer Model
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.
Energy Allies: Communities and Utilities Building Resilience Together
This white paper examines how
successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid
and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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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.
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.