Microgrid

Also in the brief: SolarEdge is expanding its residential and commercial power optimizer portfolio, Monterey Bay Community Power will help local school districts buy electric buses, L7 Drive has launched an energy management platform and more.

Guidehouse Insights has released a report evaluating 15 DES integrators and ranking the top-10 among them, with a special focus on companies shifting away from origination and development towards acting as pure-play integrators.

Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC.

As part of a collaborative effort with Sage Energy Consulting, the district has issued an RFP for 4.5 MW of solar capacity and 6 MWh of storage across 15 sites.

Also in the brief: solar on schools in Virginia and a Hawaiian microgrid.

Cordova, Alaska, a small fishing community in a remote part of Prince William Sound, has been able to find long periods of fossil fuel independence thanks to a new battery system developed by Saft.

Customized Energy Solutions and the U.S. Energy Storage Association have released a new report analyzing the regulatory, legislative and market developments relating to energy storage across the nation’s RTOs and ISOs in the first quarter of 2020.

The hope is that microgrids will enable increased resiliency to cope with not only more wildfires but other crises too – such as pandemics.

Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy finance.

A Spokane, Washington-based eco-district that the partners say will be home to the smartest five blocks in the world.