Designing new solar projects to be 'microgrid-ready' can boost their value. As is often the case with energy innovation, the military is leading the way in this practice. Redstone Arsenal is a good example. Based in Alabama, the facility is a strategic hub for both the Army and NASA, so energy security is crucial. Thus, the Army plans to install … [Read more...]
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Army Moves Forward with Microgrid-Ready Solar in Alabama
December 5, 2014 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Google News Feed, Microgrids, Military, North America, Princeton Power Systems, Regions, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: Darren Hammell, Microgrid Newsletter Article, microgrid-ready, Princeton Power Systems, Redstone Arsenal, solar microgrid-ready, SunPower, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center Huntsville, U.S. Army Garrison - Redstone Arsenal, U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI)
Will New Hampshire be the Next to Pursue Microgrids in the Northeast?
September 28, 2014 By Elisa Wood

New Hampshire may soon be charting a course toward electric grid modernization – and microgrids – if it follows the advice in a 10-year energy strategy issued by the state Office of Energy & Planning. The advisory agency recently recommended that the Public Utilities Commission investigate grid modernization, in keeping with similar action … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economics, Environmental, Google News Feed, North America, Policy, Regions, Reliability, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: combined heat and power, energy storage, grid modernization, Maggie Hassan, Microgrid Newsletter Article, microgrid-ready, New Hampshire 10-year energy strategy, princeton university