New data from Wood Mackenzie reveals residential microgrids as the new growth engine for the sector and finds utilities getting in on the game.
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Car dealerships as microgrids: How electrification will transform car yards and bus depots
Car dealerships need to upgrade their electrical infrastructure – and fast – given more than half their sales will be coming from electric vehicles before the decade is out.
Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster
The devastating floods have cut off power for tens of thousands of people across New South Wales and Queensland. But this doesn’t have to keep happening.
Twenty-two intriguing microgrid projects to watch in 2022
After a busy year for microgrids in 2021, here is a list of the top 22 projects to watch in the coming year – including one from the tiny town of Heyfield in Australia.
How microgrids can keep the power on when disaster hits
Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. So how can we build a better, more resilient – and more climate friendly – system?
Wind-powered microgrids heat “boxes of bricks” in Alaska homes
Wind-powered community microgrids are providing both electricity and heat to four small rural communities in Alaska, cutting residents’ fuel bills and reducing dependence on diesel fuel.
What is electricity resilience worth to you?
As the global microgrid market takes off, It’s crucial each customer knows what power loss costs them as they weigh their need for a microgrid.
Re-use or recycle? The billion-dollar EV battery question
By 2035, batteries from retired EVs are expected to be worth tens of billions of dollars – and a big part of microgrids of the future. So how should we best use them?
Microgrids aren’t being built fast enough: Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew made a blunt case for microgrids last week as it toppled thousands of electric poles and wires across four American states.