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July 27, 2023, 9:27 am . MRC

Transactive Energy Tariffs Provide a Pathway to Market for Microgrids

MRC recently proposed a new tariff design for grid customers in the California Public Utility Commission Proceeding on Demand Flexibility. The tariff proposal integrates flexible distributed energy resources and provides lower costs and greater grid resiliency. By implementing a localized “Variable Energy Price” and a customer option, customers receive most of their electricity consumption at […]

July 17, 2023, 3:20 pm . MRC

Welcome, Kay Aikin, to the MRC Board of Advisors

The MRC is thrilled to welcome Kay Aikin, Founder/Chief Product Officer of Dynamic Grid and highly respected member of the microgrid community, as our newest board advisor. We sat down with Kay recently to learn more about the role she sees microgrids playing in the energy transition and how we can further their adoption quicker. […]

June 29, 2023, 10:58 am . MRC

New Member Spotlight: Sunnova Energy

In April, we were pleased to welcome Sunnova Energy to the MRC. The company’s focus on developing innovative, affordable and clean microgrids to support the reliability and resilience needs of entire communities aligns perfectly with the MRC’s mission. We sat down with them recently to get to know more about the role microgrids play in […]

April 20, 2023, 11:34 am . MRC

Women in Microgrids: Samantha Reifer, Director of Strategic Alliances, Scale Microgrids

As you may know, March was Women’s History Month. We fully believe women should be recognized and celebrated year-round, but we also thought it was the perfect time to kick off our Q&A series spotlighting some of the incredible women who are making big impacts in the world of microgrids. In the third of our […]

April 11, 2023, 11:24 am . MRC

Women in Microgrids: Jana Gerber, President of North America Microgrids, Schneider Electric

As you may know, March was Women’s History Month. We fully believe women should be recognized and celebrated year-round, but we also thought it was the perfect time to kick off our Q&A series spotlighting some of the incredible women who are making big impacts in the world of microgrids. In the second of our […]