Military bases have been some of the pioneers for so-called microgrids — systems of self-generated electricity and intelligent controls that can be disconnected from the grid at large to keep the… Read more »
Microgrids — office parks, college campuses or communities that can generate their own power and disconnect and reconnect from the grid at large at a moment’s notice — could be integral… Read more »
The term “microgrid” may conjure up images of self-sufficient military bases and remote outposts, generating and consuming power without any connections to the larger electricity grid. After all, backup generators that… Read more »
One of the first complaints about the upcoming Google Chrome OS is how it requires a constant connection to the web to be useful. That is a valid complaint about a… Read more »
It’s a big week for smart grids. Billions in stimulus funds have been awarded to 100 firms to help jump-start development, which by all accounts, will lead to boom times for… Read more »
Microgrids — essentially mini, self-contained power grids that often need independent power generation and storage — are of particular interest to the military. Military bases are largely in remote locations and… Read more »
The path toward the U.S. smart grid — or “grid modernization” in the language of the stimulus bill — has been compared over the last few months to the build-out of… Read more »