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Electrifying Microgrids

Submitted by meacott on Wed, 2015-04-15 22:19
When the nation’s capitol recently went dark – right in the middle of Cherry Blossom season – the lights went on in the halls of energy firms. It’s about changing the face of the American grid – to reduce society’s dependence on its interconnectivity and to, instead, encircle campuses or important buildings with enclosed systems, or microgrids.

When the nation's capitol recently went dark - right in the middle of Cherry Blossom season - the lights went on in the halls of energy firms. It's about changing the face of the American grid - to reduce society's dependence on its interconnectivity and to, instead, encircle campuses or important buildings with enclosed systems, or micro-grids.

Creative Disruption

Today’s technologies are causing utilities to rethink their business models.

Fifteen years into the 21st Century, the utility industry is being asked to think forward, beyond 2050. To some, that's a bit of a stretch for a mostly regulated enterprise that has been producing power and sending the electrons reliably for the last 150 years or so. To many others, though, it's past time for an evolution.
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Ken Silverstein, Editor-in-Chief

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