Why should you invest in a microgrid?

Take advantage of the opportunities the energy transition gives you on a local level – just like we have at our top R&D facility and living lab in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Let’s talk microgrids! Microgrids are a smart and reliable power supply alternative, when autonomous power supply or optimizations for higher level grids are needed.

What is a smart supergrid?

Smart supergrids rely on improved fault detection, isolation, and restoration capabilities to alleviate congestion, route power around faults, and shorten recovery time from outages.

What is a'multi-agent system' in a microgrid?

Hierarchical control architectures that manage power within a microgrid and mediate exchanges with the main grid have been deployed using a “multi-agent system” approach in two European microgrids, one in the Greek island of Kythnos and another in the German ‘Am Steinweg’ project .

Will grid-tied microgrid customers stay connected if the grid fails?

Although grid-tied microgrid customers will likely stay connected to the grid for the foreseeable future, only islanding in the case of utility grid failure, self-consumption of microgrid generated energy could erode the revenue base that has traditionally paid for utility infrastructure investments.

Where can electrical utilities test microgrid concepts?

Electrical utilities have begun testing microgrid concepts in laboratory-type settings. One example is Duke Energy, which maintains two test microgrid facilities: one in Gaston County, North Carolina , and one in Charlotte, North Carolina .

Is a microgrid considered an Electric Corporation?

A microgrid is likely to be considered an electric corporation if it intends to serve multiple, otherwise unrelated, retail customers, cross a public way with power lines, and/or obtain a franchise from a local authority. The reasons for this conclusion are discussed below in more detail.