Microgrids: The solution to energy resilience
As an alternative to a central electricity grid, our microgrids can produce electricity and heat, mainly using renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, etc.), but can also store this energy, in batteries for
Are controversial battery energy storage systems the solution
MicroGrid, which currently has two operational battery sites in New York City (the second site is located in Maspeth, Queens), has plans to expand its presence here, adding 12 more systems
Smart Grids and Energy Storage: A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn
Discover how Brooklyn Microgrid uses blockchain to revolutionize local energy trading, enabling neighbors to produce, share, and buy renewable power directly.
MicroGrid Networks | Battery Energy Storage Developer
The MGN team is lead by local New York-based industry leaders with decades of experience designing, financing and building projects in dense urban environments.
Community response to microgrid development: Case studies from
To better understand community response to microgrid development, we selected four microgrid proposals – two successful (Hot Springs, NC, and Panton, VT) and two unsuccessful
NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4205
By establishing a renewed focus on securing important services from the risk of severe weather, while simultaneously requiring the greatest feasible degree of emission reductions, the bill will help New
Brooklyn''s power play: Williamsburg battery energy storage hub
Brooklyn Paper recently toured MGN''s 5MW / 20MWh energy storage facility on Grand Street in Williamsburg to get a closer look at how the first-of-its-kind site helps ease the burden on
Case Study ShopRite
After ShopRite lost millions of dollars due to outages during Hurricane Sandy, Unison Energy installed microgrids that allow the stores to stay fully operational even during lengthy grid disturbances.
GENERAL MICROGRID FAQs
During blue sky days (days without a power disruption event) the microgrid can generate, distribute and store energy within the microgrid. The microgrid can also export energy to the central grid.
How MicroGrid Networks supports NYC''s electrical grid
When demand for electricity is low, usually at night, MicroGrid Networks'' batteries pull power off the electrical grid and store it. And when demand is high—like in the summer when many