Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone to them. In California, wildfires and regional power shutoffs have cost ...

“What is a Microgrid?” has been the top viewed article on www.microgridknowledge.com for several years. Even speakers at the 2024 Microgrid Knowledge event in April were discussing the definition, ...

Microgrids have long been viewed as bespoke energy systems mostly deployed by universities, hospitals, and corporations looking to ensure power reliability and reduce costs. Widespread outages caused ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is putting ...

From the hills of Oakland to the shadows of the Sierra Nevada, fighting the ever-present threat of wildfire in parts of California can mean going without power. In the last several years, some homes ...

Tracy K. Price is the founder of Qmerit, a leader in implementation solutions for EV charging and other electrification technologies. Energy costs are spiking for businesses and consumers. The Federal ...

Utilities are under growing pressure to deliver increasing power to more places. Severe weather, electric vehicles, scorching heat, aging infrastructure, and an influx of new data centers and ...

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally. The ...

Solar panels support first-of-its-kind microgrid at Daughters of Mary campus, activated by Schneider Electric and Citizens Energy. Image: Schneider Electric. The speed at which renewables projects are ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. So when PG&E approached Gillogly about installing a solar- and battery-powered ...

When Texans go to the polls Nov. 7, they’ll be asked to weigh in on Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment that would effectively authorize the state’s utility regulator to give low-interest loans ...

The government should consider expanding the availability of renewable microgrids as a cheaper and faster alternative to building nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the energy needs of ...