microgrids

'microgrids' - portions of the electric grid able to operate independently of the overall grid.

StreetInsider.com News Articles 2010

The major roadblock for energy storage has to do with costs; not necessarily at the large-scale level, where compressed air energy storage (CAES) and pumped hydro have proven very reliable and extremely low cost (according to EPRI, a non-profit research organization), but rather in places where these technologies are (or may be) impractical, such as microgrids, commercial, industrial or residential.

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

Patel's vision of municipal or regional "microgrids," where local officials can use advanced sensors and other IT mechanisms to efficiently and remotely manage infrastructure systems like energy and water, seems very much in step with the times.

InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers 2009

"microgrids" are just what today's society needs to protect itself from tomorrow's unseen threats.

We Blog A Lot 2008

As we develop plans to modernize our electrical transmission infrastructure, microgrids should be a key tool in improving our grid's strength and flexibility.

Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

Alternatively, a grid supplemented with microgrids can isolate systems under attack, and is less likely to be completely disabled, which would allow our transmission system to recover faster from cyber-attacks, natural disasters, or cascading blackouts like the one that took out the Eastern Seaboard in 2003.

Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

Second, the specific technologies required for economical off-grid power—solar and wind generation, integrated energy storage, and intelligent microgrids—are important technical stepping stones toward a national system in which energy is produced and consumed on a small scale and in close proximity.

Let the Market Pay for Renewable Energy Josh Prueher 2011

Supporting the science and technology for microgrids will put our nation on the fast track to energy independence.

Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

Also known as distributed generation, microgrids produce energy closer to the user rather than transmitting it from remote power plants.

Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010

Also known as distributed generation, microgrids produce energy closer to the user rather than transmitting it from remote power plants.

Rep. Martin Heinrich: Developing a More Secure Smart Grid for the Nation Rep. Martin Heinrich 2010