The global transition to renewable energy faces a critical challenge: maintaining stable power grids as we integrate intermittent solar/wind generation and growing numbers of electric vehicles. This ...

While interconnection issues and threats to grid reliability are prompting data centers to consider behind-the-meter ...

Microgrids, sometimes called distributed energy resources, are local sources of electricity operating separately from the utility grid. They typically produce electricity from renewable sources such ...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials have published a report titled “Clean Energy Microgrids: Considerations for State ...

Microgrids are independent, small-scale power grids utilizing renewable sources and are beneficial in rural areas without existing infrastructure for energy distribution. These decentralized systems ...

Most utility leaders believe their companies have a broad role to play with microgrids, yet say they face deterrents that prevent them from playing their rightful role. Core concerns include: When ...

Microgrids, which are originally designed for predefined load demands, face vulnerabilities when accommodating additional demands such as electric vehicles (EVs). Merging renewable energy resources, ...

Solar panels support first-of-its-kind microgrid at Daughters of Mary campus, activated by Schneider Electric and Citizens Energy. Image: Schneider Electric. The speed at which renewables projects are ...

According to a guidebook issued by Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-mission laboratory, microgrids are defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed ...

(TNS) — Sri Raghavan Kothandaraman peered eagerly at the computer screens set up in a white ComEd truck parked in Bronzeville. If all went well, the screens would show that ComEd’s long-awaited ...