Amtrak Arrives in Microgrid Era Ahead of Schedule

August 23, 2016 By admin 1 Comment

Amtrak is running ahead of schedule. The Washington, D.C.-based national train giant is one of the first transit systems to plan a community microgrid so that it can keep its operations running during power outages.In the aftermath of the 2012 Superstorm Sandy, half of Sunnyside Yard had to rely on portable backup generators for a month due to … [Read more...]

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Microgrid Market Growth On Pace for Tripling of Capacity by 2020

November 30, 2014 By Elisa Wood 1 Comment

Another research organization is predicting rapid microgrid market growth, this time a tripling of capacity and an increase in annual revenue of more than 20 percent over the next six years.More specifically, Transparency Market Research forecasts that the 3.6 GW of microgrid capacity operating in 2013 will grow to 9.35 GW by 2020. The report … [Read more...]

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Microgrid Growth: How Far, How Fast Since Superstorm Sandy?

November 3, 2014 By Elisa Wood 2 Comments

When massive storms hit, we get religion. Superstorm Sandy was that kind of storm. States along the US East Coast emerged from the wreckage two years ago this week with a new devotion to creating a more resilient electric system.Where the central grid failed, microgrids kept the lights on. So government leaders, businesses, and even some … [Read more...]

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Renewable Microgrids

RENEWABLE MICROGRIDS: ISLANDS

The risks and drawbacks—paired with continuing cost reductions in solar, wind, and energy storage technologies—suggest that an alternative to the fully oil-based electricity systems of the past is now available to islands and remote communities across the globe: affordable renewable microgrids.

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