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Microgrids: Why Some Utilities See a Threat Where Others See Opportunity By Pike Research Oct 29, 2009 - 4:17:06 PM
By Peter Asmus . The goals of both the Smart Grid and the microgrid are the same: to maximize generation assets through embedded intelligence while dramatically boosting efficiencies, thereby minimizing costs.
The Smart Grid is largely being deployed by utilities, while the microgrid model has been, until recently, primarily the terrain of non-utility developers. Instead of upgrading the entire utility grid to the same “smartness,” microgrid advocates argue that power quality and reliability (PQR) could be improved incrementally at the local level, offering services specifically tailored to the needs of customers. Subscribe to our FREE eMail News Alert!
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