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The University Microgrid: Why Clean Energy and Campuses are a Good Fit

This is the third post in a Microgrid Knowledge series and focuses on the university microgrid and why clean energy and campuses are a natural fit.  Download the full report. Colleges and universities...

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The Cybersecurity Value of Microgrid Islanding

This is the third article in a Microgrid Knowledge series that explores why we need to focus on microgrid cybersecurity and the value of microgrid islanding.  Download the full report. The value of...

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Military Microgrids Increase Resiliency for Mission Critical Operations

This is the fourth post in a Microgrid Knowledge series and focuses on military microgrids and how this clean energy option can increase resiliency for mission critical operations. Download the full...

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The Commercial and Industrial Microgrid: A Growing Number of Corporations...

Corporations install microgrids to achieve the dual goals of reducing costs and greening their operations, as explained in the fifth post from our series on clean energy microgrids. Here we focus on...

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How to Create a Cybersecure Microgrid and Protect the Macrogrid Too

This is the fourth article in a Microgrid Knowledge series that explores why we need to focus on microgrid cybersecurity and how to create a cybersecure microgrid while also protecting the macrogrid....

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Parris Island Military Microgrid Promises to Ensure Reliable, Secure Energy

A new military microgrid on Parris Island promises to ensure reliable and secure energy, as described in this sixth and final post in a Microgrid Knowledge series, “The Rise of the Clean Energy...

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Microgrid Cybersecurity: Fighting Asymmetrical Warfare

A threat recognized by utility executives at the highest level, cyberattacks are a new form of terrorism and asymmetrical warfare, as explained in this fifth article from a Microgrid Knowledge series...

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First Cybersecure Microgrid Controller Installed by Midwestern Utility

This is the sixth and final article in a Microgrid Knowledge series. This post explores what is being described as the first utility-owned microgrid to include an advanced cybersecure microgrid...

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10 Most Read Microgrid White Papers Illustrate Evolving Market

Watching what people read can provide insight into market direction. So we thought we’d take a look at what white papers in our library attract the most attention. Here we share with you what we...

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Installing an Affordable Microgrid — Before Calamity

This is part one of a six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special Report Series that highlights the rise of the reliability-as-a-service model and the onset of the affordable microgrid. This post focuses on...

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What is the Value of Electric Reliability for Your Operation?

This is part two of a six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special Report Series that highlights the rise of the reliability-as-a-service model. This post focuses on power outage costs and the monetary value...

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Reliability-as-a-Service: What is an Affordable Microgrid?

This is part three of a six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special Report Series that highlights the rise of the reliability-as-a-service model and the onset of the affordable microgrid. This post focuses on...

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Why Use Natural Gas in Microgrids?

We explore the advantages of natural gas-fired microgrids in part four of a six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special Report Series on the affordable microgrid. Download the full report. Microgrids can use...

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Leveraging Wholesale Markets to Create the Affordable Microgrid

Microgrids are not just for reliability. They also are used to manage energy pricing through leveraging wholesale markets. We explain how in part five of this six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special...

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The 21st Century Power Grid: Not Your Parents’ Power Grid

DERMs and VPPs — you hear the terms often now. They stand for distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) and virtual power plants (VPPs), and they are remaking the electric grid as we know...

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How Microgrids in Texas Served the Lone Star State During Hurricane Harvey

Microgrids in Texas proved their worth during Hurricane Harvey, as described in this final entry of a six-part Microgrid Knowledge Special Report Series on the rise of the reliability-as-a-service...

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Virtual Power Plants: Coming Soon to a Grid Near You

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are growing in popularity and helping shape the grid of the future, as explained in the second installment of a new Microgrid Knowledge Special Report series about VPPs and...

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What are Distributed Energy Management Systems (aka DERMS)?

Last week, the new Microgrid Knowledge Special Report series that explores the benefits of distributed energy management systems (DERMS) and virtual power plants (VPPs) covered how VPPs can replace...

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How DERMS and Smart Inverters Safely Bring Distributed Resources to the Grid

Distributed energy management systems (DERMS) and smart inverters can together help efficiently and safely bring distributed energy onto the grid, as described in the fourth part of a Microgrid...

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Smoothing the Path for DER Orchestration: New Rules for a New World

In the previous installment of the Microgrid Knowledge Special Report series focused on distributed energy management systems (DERMS) and virtual power plants (VPPs), we covered how DERMS and smart...

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