Elon Musk, CEO of California-based Tesla, last week told analysts that he wants to get the energy world to a “non-weird future.” Meanwhile, about 2,000 miles away in Minnesota, an international energy gathering offered a glimpse of its own kind of energy future. Musk’s future of microgrids is a place where consumers can easily (and more cheaply) … [Read more...]
Organizations Sign International MOU to Boost District Energy and Combined Heat and Power
District energy and combined heat and power received an international boost with a recent agreement between the International District Energy Association (IDEA) and key organizations in Korea, China, Europe and the Mongol Government. US-based IDEA signed the memorandum of agreement with the Korea District Heating & Cooling Association, the … [Read more...]
A New York Town Creates a Community Microgrid from Existing Energy Infrastructure
The following is an excerpt from Community Microgrids, A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy, the latest guide in EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com's Think Microgrid series. Jamestown, New York, offers a good example of a community microgrid design that begins by incorporating existing energy … [Read more...]
Two More Good Reasons for Community Microgrids
Community microgrids keep the lights on during a crisis, as well as strengthen the central grid, as we described in last week's article in this series. Here are two more good reasons for community microgrids, excerpted from our new report, “Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled … [Read more...]