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Microgrids in the New Energy World

Renewable Energy World: Microgrids are not new. Hospitals, universities, government buildings and military bases have relied on backup generators and central heat and power (CHP) systems for years. But the emergence of renewable energy, especially solar PV, and a heightened need for more reliable and resilient electricity supply has in the last few years catapulted microgrids into the limelight.

Justin Rathke, president of Vergent Power Solutions and moderator of the Wednesday afternoon session titled “Distributed Energy in Microgrids – How Onsite Power Systems can be Integrated for Enhanced Resiliency,’’ said he counted at least five POWER-GEN International sessions that were related to microgrids—a topic that has seen little coverage at the event up until now.

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