The electric power industry has been undergoing a metamorphosis for decades. And now at last it appears we will get a glimpse of the new, highly efficient creature. Expect the first sighting to be in New York. New York leaders and stakeholders have been hard at work in recent months on a plan called Reforming the Energy Vision, or REV. And on … [Read more...]
Google and Microgrids: Most Read Articles on EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com
July 2, 2014 By
Smart thermostats catch your attention, or at least Nest does. Microgrids interest you too. That's what we learned about you, EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com readers, based on your visits to our site in the first six months of 2014 The most read article for the first half of this year was Google and Nest: What the $3.2 Billion Deal Says about Energy … [Read more...]
The Power of Pooled Microgrids
May 22, 2014 By
A microgrid by itself offers great advantages. But what if we pooled microgrids? Terry Mohn, CEO of General MicroGrids and chairman of the Microgrid Alliance (MGA), offered the vision of pooled microgrids during the 2014 Microgrid Workshop offered May 19 by the Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid. Together, these pooled microgrids … [Read more...]
A Signal that the Microgrid Market is about to Pop
May 22, 2014 By
To the consumer, the microgrid market will simply appear one day. Like the IPhone or the Kindle or solar panels, it will be the latest cool wonder of our high tech society. But those behind the scenes know that most products are many years in the making. Electricity innovation is no different, except perhaps that industry gestation requires a … [Read more...]
Podcast: What Microgrids Need From Policymakers Now
May 18, 2014 By
What do microgrid developers need from policymakers now? Rob Thornton, president and CEO of IDEA, explains in this podcast how Hurricane Sandy made microgrids "cool." But regulations and policy still stand in the way of realizing the many benefits of microgrids, which can provide reliable power, especially during storms like Sandy. Mayors, … [Read more...]
New York “REVs” Up Microgrid with Big Plan
April 30, 2014 By
A microgrid here, a solar panel somewhere over there, a little energy efficiency throughout. That’s been the kind of electric grid revolution we’ve seen so far – a leaves-floating -in-the-wind sort. But no more. At least not in New York. The bellwether state last week put forward a declaration that at last gathers the disparate pieces into … [Read more...]
