What is a microgrid and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security. No, we’re not talking about miniature cooking pans for making tiny pancakes!

As businesses work to bring their greenhouse gas emissions to zero, having more control of how, where and when energy is produced is increasingly appealing. Step forward microgrids — decentralized ...

Addressing the urgent need for energy resilience, this piece explores how microgrids can mitigate the effects of natural ...

WKSU-NPR Kent: Grant Goodrich, director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve, provided detail on how microgrids work, using the Hawaii islands as an example to help understand ...