Recently I read where microgrids that generate half their power from solar supposedly don’t need energy storage. It might be true that they don’t need energy storage, but any microgrid developer that fails to include it in a photovoltaic (PV) project will miss out on a wide range of significant functional benefits that would help make the project … [Read more...]
The Oncor Microgrid: What Makes it Like No Other
April 7, 2015 By
Details are finally out about the Oncor microgrid, a project of the Texas utility, S&C Electric and Schneider Electric that has created industry buzz because of its sophistication. Today the companies lifted the veil off the completed project near Lancaster, Texas. The new microgrid isn’t particularly large (1.25 MW), but oh what’s inside. Not … [Read more...]
Rumor is True. Oncor Unveils First-of-a-Kind Microgrid
April 7, 2015 By
Rumors have circulated for months that S&C Electric, Schneider Electric and Oncor had in the works a microgrid more sophisticated than any so far built in North America. Today the companies lifted the veil off the completed project near Lancaster, Texas. The new microgrid isn’t particularly large (1.25 MW), but oh what’s inside. Not one … [Read more...]
What Politicians Need to Know about Clean Energy Jobs
November 11, 2014 By
American politics is mired in team picking. Unfortunately, most causes are designated as friend to one political party or the other. And if you're not my friend, you're my enemy. Job creation, however, captures the allegiance of both Republicans and Democrats. Job creation also is one of the major paybacks from a clean energy economy. That’s … [Read more...]
