Humble home switchboard transformed for future nanogrid world
San Francisco-developed "smart circuit panel" technology creates a single point of control for generation, energy storage and devices in the home....
Author: Elisa Wood
When the roof over your head is also a solar microgrid: Skagerak Energilab
The solar roof of Norway's Skagerak Arena roof is the core of a sophisticated microgrid that not only powers the stadium but also 15 nearby homes in the city of Skien....
How a single utility could boost the global microgrid market by $1 billion?
By some estimates, California utility PG&E is creating a $1 billion opportunity for microgrids, meaning one utility in one year could boost the worldwide market by 10%....
California’s largest utility seeks 20 microgrids to mitigate wildfire power outages
Racing to beat California’s next wildfire season, Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking companies to install microgrids near 20 substations, to keep electricity flowing power lines are shut down....
Here comes the world’s biggest virtual power plant
Japan takes leap ahead of rest of the world, with help from California's Autogrid, to develop what’s described as the largest behind-the-meter virtual power plant....
My electric car, your solar home, a microgrid, and the future
US collaboration between LO3 and MotorWerks will test tools to let consumers buy and sell electricity within microgrids using their homes and vehicles....
Power to learn: Puerto Rico schools get the microgrid treatment
RMI and Save the Children to install renewable microgrids in 12 schools in Puerto Rico, ensuring access to education, bolstering the grid, and serving the larger community....
A shining example for microgrids, or a cautionary tale?
A community microgrid development in the works for nearly two years in southern California faces a battle against the local city council, which is urging a vote to reject the project....
Hydro-Quebec pursues new strategy with Lac-Mégantic microgrid
Canadian hydroelectricity giant unveils plans for Lac-Mégantic solar and battery storage microgrid, a project it describes as a major step in its technological evolution....
California winery microgrid wins top environmental award
Stone Edge Farm Estate Vineyards and Winery, home of a microgrid noted for its performance during the California wildfires last year, now has received an additional accolade....
