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Think Microgrid to advance state and federal policy

Industry Leaders Launch Group to Create a Coordinated Industry Voice for Microgrids in the U.S. “Think Microgrid” to advance state and federal policy, and serve as a resource to policymakers Today, more than a dozen companies leading the way to improve electric reliability with microgrids formed a new coalition to represent the industry at the state and federal level. Called “Think Microgrid,” the organization fills the need for a coordinated voice to support the fast-growing microgrid sector in critical policy, legislative and regulatory discussions.

Georgia Power and PowerSecure develop smart fleet electrification solution

Georgia Power and PowerSecure have announced a custom-designed fleet electrification solution for the Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT), which serves the greater Savannah, Georgia area. In May 2020, CAT was awarded a $1.87 million grant from the Federal Transportation Authority (FTA). The grant included six electric bus charging stations, as well as infrastructure upgrades to...

Before, During & After the Storm: Quantifying Resiliency and Reliability

Today, PowerSecure, Inc, a Southern Company subsidiary, announced that its microgrid solutions achieved a 99.5% uptime rate across all natural event-related outages in 2020. Through its analysis of system data, the company found that 566 PowerSecure systems across 283 unique customer sites in 19 states successfully provided power in island mode while customers were impacted by grid outages.

Microgrid Knowledge Webinar Series

In this webinar Microgrid Knowledge, PowerSecure, Miratech, and Volvo Penta will discuss debunking the myths of cost, complexity, and cleanliness of diesel technology.

RTCC’s Susan Sanford: Cleantech is solving global energy, environmental challenges

Susan Sanford Editor’s note: Susan Sanford, Executive Director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, an initiative of business, government, academic and nonprofit leaders focused on accelerating the growth of the Research Triangle Region’s cleantech economy. RALEIGH — The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) recently hosted the first-ever Clean Tech Innovation Awards at the organization’s annual meeting of...

How a Residential Microgrid Can Earn Its Keep Beyond the Neighborhood

Small microgrids don’t need to include large buildings to provide value. How a Residential Microgrid Can Earn Its Keep Beyond the Neighborhood For the burgeoning microgrid market, the sweet spot has been university, industrial and military applications. But now, the suitability of this advance in energy resilience is expanding, and residential neighborhoods are being eyed...

PowerSecure Provides Engineering, Procurement & Construction for Butler Farms Microgrid Upgrade

A new farm microgrid in rural North Carolina is gaining traction as a model for future rural  microgrids. PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, engineered, procured and constructed the microgrid.  Download the full report. Power from pig manure may sound odd. But a Lillington, N.C. microgrid is showing how its done. In fact, the Butler Farms project is a...

Microgrid Feasibility Study: Why Mission-Critical Enterprises Increasingly Turn to Microgrids

More and more, mission-critical enterprises are using microgrids with on-site power systems to ramp up energy reliability, efficiency and sustainability. Download the full report. Why? As technology advances, power outages are simply unacceptable at military bases, health-care facilities, data centers, distribution centers and more. Report: Why mission-critical enterprises are installing microgrids A new report from PowerSecure, a subsidiary...

Food, Shelter and a Microgrid: A Florida Non-profit Readies for the Next Big Hurricane

A Tampa, Florida ministry is ready for the next hurricane season — and the thousands of people it may need to feed and shelter — thanks to a new Power Secure microgrid. Working with PowerSecure and the Tampa Electric (TECO), Metropolitan Ministries Foundation late last week inaugurated a microgrid designed to enable the organization to continue to serve its community, even through severe storms

How are Utilities Supporting Distributed Energy Resources During the COVID-19 Crisis?

COVID-19 is hitting the economy hard and companies that develop microgrids and other distributed energy resources (DERs) are not immune. But there are ways that utilities can help them — and several are. Courtesy of PixOne/Shutterstock.com Utilities have good reason to step up. Solar and other DERs are especially important during this crisis because they...