Are low oil prices influencing decisions to include diesel generators in microgrids? It’s a fair question to ask with fuel accounting for about 95 percent of the total cost of ownership of a diesel generator, and the gensets found in nearly 40 percent of new microgrids. But fuel price doesn’t appear to play a big role in the decision to … [Read more...]
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Diesel Microgrids, Low Oil Prices, and Averting Catastrophe
Filed Under: Critical Services, Fairbanks Morse, Generation, Google News Feed, Infrastructure, Microgrids, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: diesel microgrids, Fairbanks Morse Engine, Microgrid Newsletter Feature, Navigant, Princeton
Big Question: How Can Microgrids Protect Us from Grid Hackers?

Grid hackers are hard at work trying to takedown the US electric system. The US government and private security firms report both foreign and domestic attempts are growing in frequency In the interest of advancing ‘microgrid knowledge,’ we will periodically pose a big question that’s been on the editors’ minds. Please share your expertise with our … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Campus, Critical Services, Google News Feed, Infrastructure, Microgrids, North America, Policy, Regions, Reliability, Wires Tagged With: cybersecurity, grid hackers, Homeland Security, Microgrid Newsletter Feature, Princeton