Senate committee hears testimony on microgrid technology
Testimony at a U.S. Senate field hearing on energy held in Cordova on June 10 had one clear message: to be successful in renewable energy innovation, collaboration and sharing of information between all stakeholders is a must....
Birds, salmon and energy storage: Going 100-percent renewable in Alaska’s pristine, resilient remote communities
Late last year, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) posted a fanciful holiday blog about Santa’s microgrid. The piece was, in essence, a hypothetical case study of the use of solar, storage and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to meet the electricity needs of a small, remote community with an...
Thinking Big: From Broadband to Microgrids, Small Co-ops Find Innovative Ways to Make a Large Impact
Big electric cooperatives, with their heftier budgets and larger staffs, often get the recognition for leading on technological innovations and groundbreaking projects. But some smaller co-ops have refused to let size stand in the way of their commitments to big-time service. “The pace of change and innovation may be different around the...