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Towns Look To ‘Micro-Grids’
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Feb 08 2016 05:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
There is a national campaign,
. . . to develop “microgrids” designed to make the grid more resilient, and
. . . communities more energy independent.
An upstate New York town, that repeatedly found itself without power for days,
. . . during a string of storms is planning a dramatic step,
. . . by pulling its municipal buildings entirely off the electric grid.
“Campus microgrids” are familiar at places like hospitals and industrial plants,
. . . but development of the more sprawling “community microgrids,”
. . . has been slowed by technical and regulatory hurdles.
There’s also been a mixed response from utility companies,
. . . ranging from resistance,
. . . to a threat to their franchise,
. . . to embracing microgrids as a business opportunity.
2-8-2016 Source: Towns look to ‘Micro-grids’
. . . to develop “microgrids” designed to make the grid more resilient, and
. . . communities more energy independent.
An upstate New York town, that repeatedly found itself without power for days,
. . . during a string of storms is planning a dramatic step,
. . . by pulling its municipal buildings entirely off the electric grid.
“Campus microgrids” are familiar at places like hospitals and industrial plants,
. . . but development of the more sprawling “community microgrids,”
. . . has been slowed by technical and regulatory hurdles.
There’s also been a mixed response from utility companies,
. . . ranging from resistance,
. . . to a threat to their franchise,
. . . to embracing microgrids as a business opportunity.
2-8-2016 Source: Towns look to ‘Micro-grids’
