Solar microgrid-powered PairTree EV charger at Playfield Park in Davis. Image credit Paired Power

Davis CA Welcomes new PairTree Solar Microgrid to Charge EVs at City Park

The Playfields Park chargers are accessible to the public at no charge. The solar microgrid powers two EV charging ports capable of Level 2 rates up to 7.7 kW for one vehicle ...
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United Nations Issues Tender for Construction of 10-MW Hybrid Minigrid in Papua New Guinea

The deadline to express interest in the project, which will be built in three phases on Buka Island in Papua New Guinea, is March 24.
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Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)

White Sands Missile Range Welcomes Water System Microgrid

White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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Deploying Bidirectional Electric Vehicles to Support the Grid Takes a Leap Forward, Enabling Mobile Microgrids

Projects by Nuvve and PG&E are just some of the efforts taking place right now to understand how EV batteries can help meet global electricity demand that’s expected to increase...
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Yassine Askri, microgrid specialist with Schneider Electric (left) walks and chats with Abel Lopez, facilities manager of the Napa winery Domaine Carneros, while surveying the winery's solar and battery storage microgrid.

Harvesting Energy Security is Always Vintage: Winery Microgrid Creates Power Resiliency in Heart of Napa Valley

The 614 solar panels, which are mainly on the roofs of several Domaine Carneros buildings but also include one ground-mounted array near one vineyard section, total 427 kW at ...
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The Fort Hunter Liggett Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the recent power outage. It is staffed with key garrison and tenant staff for information gathering and dissemination and coordinating efforts to mitigate and resolve issues. The garrison commander and command team provide guidance and makes decisions to mitigate or resolve issues. (Photo by Amy Phillips)

US Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett Microgrid Answers the Call to Duty During Grid Outage

Launched in August, the central California Army garrison’s microgrid performed as expected, serving critical loads and keeping operations running.
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Bloomberg NEF: Microgrids, Sustainable Energy Thrive in 2024

2024 was a banner year for solar, energy storage and microgrids, according to the Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable...
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How Solar Microgrids are Saving Lives in War-Torn Ukraine, Where “the Needs are Endless"

With solar microgrids and batteries providing electricity for lighting during outages sparked by Russian attacks, Ukrainian medical professionals don’t have to work on patients...

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

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Quickchat: How SCADA Can Manage and Make Sense of Renewable and Distributed Energy Data

Managing editor Rod Walton spoke with Brett Benson, marketing director for global renewable energy solutions at global automation technology and software firm Emerson...

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Powering Data Centers with Microgrids and SMR: A Guide to Reduce OPEX Costs by 60%

A Guide to Meeting Energy Demand for Data Centers with Distributed Energy Resources and Small Modular Reactors

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Microgrid Standardization Will Accelerate Much Needed Adoption

Demand for microgrids is growing in large part because they offer resilience for today’s energy needs. Microgrids are just one example of distributed energy resources. They generate...
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3 reasons your microgrid controls should be able to communicate in real time

Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, outlines three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site...