Three Microgrid Myths Debunked
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By Sean McEvoy, senior vice president of energy at Veritone
Microgrids deliver many benefits to utilities, independent power producers and power consumers. They can incorporate distributed renewable generation, distributed energy systems (DES), EVs and demand response. Microgrids can operate independent of the main grid (i.e., in islanding mode) during extreme events. They also decarbonize via their incorporation of clean energy.
Moreover, owners/operators of many of the over 2,000 microgrids in operation (primarily college campuses, industrial end users and military bases) realize cost benefits from their operation. Microgrids are a promising community-level solution, consolidating distributed, decarbonizing technologies into local grids. Community microgrids can extend resilience and decarbonization to the neighborhood level.
With so many benefits from microgrids, why are some still on the fence?