Microgrids For Industrial Sites

Microgrids For Industrial Sites

Reading Time: 3 minutes In addition to their use by institutions and communities in search of energy independence, microgrids and other distributed energy systems (DES) are ideal for industrial sites that do not–or cannot–rely on a weak local grid. Energy...
Hiking In The Canopy Of Sub-Transmission

Hiking In The Canopy Of Sub-Transmission

Reading Time: 4 minutes The other day, I went for a hike with my pup in the mountains above Santa Barbara. We picked a trail that was nice and strenuous, but didn’t seem to offer the best views; so, as I am known to do, I threw an audible and decided to take a detour...
Microgrid Financing With Energy-as-a-Service

Microgrid Financing With Energy-as-a-Service

Reading Time: 3 minutes Energy-as-a-service (EaaS) is becoming an attractive business model for financing microgrids, but the concept must be applied in a scalable and consistent, yet flexible way according to microgrid developers participating in a recent conference...
Microgrid Tech: Which Systems Are Here To Stay

Microgrid Tech: Which Systems Are Here To Stay

Whether you’re a small-scale manufacturer with a need for on-site energy production or a power supplier in need of a supplemental peak energy turbine, there’s a good chance you’ve scanned the lineup of DES technologies and been left wondering how to...