Microgrids: Friend or Foe for Utilities?
For many, it’s the next logical step for smart grid technology.
For many, it’s the next logical step for smart grid technology.
Distributed energy has a long history in the state – with co-generation, or combined heat and power, playing the dominant role. How is that portfolio changing today?
Utilities should think hard about business models.
Distributed energy + distributed controls = distributed benefits.
Siemens will provide the grid connection for an offshore wind farm off the coast of the U.K.; ABB will supply gas-insulated switchgear for substations in New Jersey; A team from the Microgrid Institute will design, simulate, and test microgrid control systems for two Maryland suburbs; Plus solar power developments by Xcel Energy, SunEdison, ReneSola, and Duke Energy; and others…
The regulator’s role in a world divided by distributed generation.
Local network security in the age of microgrids and distributed generation.
Imagining a new construct – an independent system operator for the distribution network.
How to find value in distributed energy resources.
Survival in the new market requires embracing new technologies and practices.