Funds available in microgrid technology competition The Alaska Center for Microgrid Technologies has launched a competition that offers financial and lab assistance for microgrid technology development. The grand prize winner will receive $275,000 to accelerate commercialization and improve operation and efficiency of a microgrid technology. … [Read more...]
Case Study: Blue Lake Rancheria Microgrid
As one of 16 U.S. communities designated White House Climate Action Champions, Blue Lake Rancheria, a Native American reservation in Northern California, had already made investments in alternative energy generation sources. The next step was to achieve even greater efficiency by optimizing how those resources are managed and dispatched. Blue … [Read more...]
Solving Electric-Vehicle Popularity Problems with Smart EV Charging
California residents have purchased about 142,000 of the approximate 339,5oo plug-in vehicles sold nationally since 2011, according to the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative. While that's good news for California's environment, it's not always good news for utilities that must cope with high peak loads in plug-in popular neighborhoods. … [Read more...]
Podcast: What's The Difference Between Community Solar & Green Power
With PG&E planning to offer solar as both a community solar and green power program, we asked what's the difference--and who would be interested in community solar instead of green power. Erica Schroeder McConnell, attorney for Interstate Renewable Energy Council, answers the question in this podcast. … [Read more...]