More than 15 states have deregulated their energy markets – some allow consumers to purchase electricity from 3rd party providers, others have deregulated gas and still others are have partially deregulated their energy markets. This HOMER Tip explains how to use HOMER Grid in states with deregulated electricity markets:
Aarabi Madhavan
Rebuilding Haitian Microgrid in Hurricane Matthew’s Aftermath
Following is an overview of repair efforts to date for EarthSpark’s Haitian Microgrid. The overview was presented by Rachel McManus, executive director of EarthSpark, at the recent HOMER International […]
GE Power Pilot Microgrid Projects Take Off (World Bank Brown Bag Lunch)
The World Bank invited Ricky Buch, Strategic Marketing Leader, General Electric’s Power business, to share his experiences with building microgrids in developing regions.
Buch spoke about the GE Power pilot microgrid projects in India (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) and upcoming projects in South East Asia and Africa. For these pilots, GE has designed a hybrid system that combines solar and batteries with a diesel genset. This microgrid “CONTAINER” includes an energy management system capable of reducing the energy cost up to 30% versus traditional systems.
Industry Leaders Address Issues, Technologies at Recent HOMER Microgrid Conference [conference highlights]
After 3 successful microgrid conferences in Mexico, Spain, and Australia, HOMER Energy hosted its fourth annual international microgrid conference at Columbia University in New York November 7-8. TheHOMER […]