Vermont outlined a new push for microgrids in a draft state energy plan released for public comment this week. The 2015 Comprehensive Energy Plan instructs utilities to facilitate microgrids, where appropriate, particularly for critical facilities. The proposal is in keeping with a vision put forth by Gov. Peter Shumlin in his … [Read more...]
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Vermont Energy Plan Carries Out Gov. Shumlin’s Microgrid Vision
September 24, 2015 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Google News Feed, Policy, Reliability, Resources Tagged With: Dynapower, Green Mounntain Power, Microgrid Newsletter Feature, Shumlin
Green Mountain Power Builds Microgrid to Revitalize City
August 13, 2014 By Elisa Wood
Green Mountain Power has begun building what is believed to be the US’ first solar microgrid in a brownfield landfill, part of project to revitalize Rutland City. The Vermont utility is installing 7,700 solar panels that can generate 2 MW, backed up by a 4-MW battery storage system. Called Stafford Hill Solar Farm, the $10 million microgrid is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Solar Plus Storage, Wholesale Tagged With: Chris Louras, city revitalization, Clean Energy Group, Clean Energy States Alliance, Dynapower and GroSolar, Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership, Green Mountain Power, Lew Milford, Microgrid economics, microgrid for economic development, Microgrid Newsletter Article, Rutland City microgrid, Sandia National Laboratories, Shumlin, Stafford Hill Solar Farm, Vermont microgrid, Vermont Public Service Board
