What is a microgrid and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security. No, we’re not talking about miniature cooking pans for making tiny pancakes!

Forget pools, clubhouses, parks, and playing fields — the coveted new living community amenity may be the microgrid. Trendy new residential developments that feature elements of shared power ...

Utilities are under growing pressure to deliver increasing power to more places. Severe weather, electric vehicles, scorching heat, aging infrastructure, and an influx of new data centers and ...

Microgrids, sometimes called distributed energy resources (DER), are decentralized energy systems that can operate independently or in tandem with the main grid. They typically produce electricity ...

Smart EV charging and microgrids significantly reduce peak load issues, helping utilities and DSOs avoid costly grid upgrades ...

Springfield and Aspen have almost nothing in common other than being county seats in Colorado. They also happen to be in electrical cul-de-sacs, at the end of transmission lines. Microgrids may help ...

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 ...

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally. The ...

An aerial view of Valley Children's Hospital's giraffe shaped microgrid admist a rural landscape. When you think about children's hospitals, you might picture brightly colored walls, caring nurses, ...

Located on Puget Sound in the northwest corner of the state of Washington, the Tulalip Tribes Reservation juts out into Port Susan and faces westward, toward Whidbey and Camano islands. With more than ...