Category: Energy

Two public high schools in Virginia are about to operate 1 MW solar and 4 MWh battery microgrids as critical infrastructure. Roanoke City Public Schools has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to deploy solar PV and battery energy storage microgrids at Patrick Henry High School and William Fleming …

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West Virginia is moving to expand its certified microgrid program under the Power Generation and Consumption Act, with the state openly positioning microgrids as a way to attract data centers and other large electricity users. In recent coverage, the current law is described as allowing only two microgrids and requiring partial renewable use. Governor Morrisey’s …

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With funding from Google, Appalachian Voices is leading new solar and battery storage microgrids in the towns of Duffield and Dungannon in Southwest Virginia. The aim is simple. Lower energy costs year round and keep essential community services powered during emergencies. Each site will serve as a resilience hub so residents have a dependable place …

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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published new technical resources to meet rising data center power demand through energy storage and microgrid integration. Announced in early January 2026, the materials include Data Center Design Considerations for Microgrid Energy Integration and a companion guide on energy storage for data centers. Together they give engineers and operators …

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Vantage Data Centers and Liberty Energy have announced a partnership to develop on site, island capable power solutions for next generation data centers across North America. The program targets up to one gigawatt of capacity over the next five years with a reservation of four hundred megawatts slated for twenty twenty seven delivery and potential …

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Across the United States, utilities and large power users are shifting from one off projects to programmatic microgrid deployment. The driver is simple. Critical facilities and data heavy operations need reliable power faster than traditional grid upgrades can deliver, so teams are packaging on site generation, storage, and controls in repeatable blocks that can be …

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CPS Energy is building a new Southwest Service Center on a 20-acre site that will house the utility’s first on-site microgrid. The project replaces three post-war buildings with a modern operations hub designed to keep crews and critical services powered during grid interruptions and to speed restoration after severe weather. It is a roughly one …

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Meritus Health in Hagerstown has commissioned a multi phase microgrid so the medical center can keep operating during utility outages. The project entered service in October and is expected to save about 1.6 million dollars per year while avoiding roughly two thousand metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The system combines on site solar, combined …

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Orcas Center in Eastsound, Washington has commissioned a solar and battery storage microgrid that keeps the performing arts venue operating during extended outages and turns it into a community resilience hub. The designation aligns with county Emergency Operations Center planning and addresses the island’s reliance on a single undersea transmission cable. The system combines a …

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