Mission critical power needs are not only the domain of military bases and health care facilities. College campuses, traditional home to conventional power plants and combined heat and power generation, are increasingly embracing renewable and hybrid microgrids for sustainability and energy security...

Build and deploy virtual microgrids in real time with leading energy players.  This workshop will unite insights about microgrid deployment, operation, and connectivity with tangible experience.  To reveal the substantial benefits that...

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Industry experts continue to forecast sizable growth in commercial electric vehicle (EV) sales, with government incentives and private investment into the battery supply chain adding fuel to this expansion. However, concerns remain about how to move projects forward through...

The 3rd Annual Think Microgrid Policy Workshop will once again bring together a cross-section of the microgrid policy community, industry practitioners and community stakeholders in an interactive setting to explore bold but pragmatic strategies to advance microgrids in the United States...

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Bringing It All Back Home: The U.S. Department of Energy is All-in and Future-Forward for Clean and Resilient Microgrid Expansion

Laura Wright - BGE an Exelon Company
Gilbert Bindewald III - U.S. Department of Energy
Katrina Pielli - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

In this high-level one-on-one between two national leaders for clean energy deployment, Bindewald and Pielli will detail their career-long perceptions of the ever-evolving microgrid sector, including the federal government’s role...

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Join us for an insightful TechTalk where we delve into the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and microgrids. As the energy landscape evolves, the integration of AI technologies with microgrid systems presents a compelling opportunity to enhance operational efficiency...

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Leading foodservice distributor US Foods is embracing progressive decarbonization, including distributed energy and microgrid installations.  These projects are being designed specially to meet the reliability and carbon reduction goals of US Foods’ nationwide footprint...

Digital technology will power the energy transition and growth in the electrification of transportation.  Software technologies will underpin the solutions needed for better and more resilient infrastructure for public charging and critical infrastructure...

The utility industry faces a new type of power demand growth. Unlike the last period of growth, driven by residential load growth, this time it is defined by new sources of load: data centers, industrial facilities, hydrogen production and EV charging hubs...

Lisa Khanna - Generate Capital
Kenneth Horne - Spring Lane Capital
Jerome Garciano - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This is not your typical IRA 101! This interactive session will lay out what the IRA has accomplished to-date and provide practical advice for developments and investors of microgrid projects seeking to harness IRA potential...

Utility interconnection queues have surged. The average project now takes five years for interconnection, compared to two years in 2018. Delays in interconnection can result in missed revenue for power users, including data centers, EV fleets, and manufacturing facilities...

The race for sustainable and resilient electrical solutions is driving home builders, electrical contractors, and solar installers to explore innovative technologies beyond individual homes. Among these innovations, community microgrids stand out as a promising approach...

Hardware in the Loop testing ensures for customers that microgrids will perform as expected and handle adverse operating conditions. Panelists will identify the adverse conditions that microgrids face, the tools to analyze and design for these conditions...

The need for localized and self-sufficient distributed power solutions is a growing consideration for achieving sustainability goals and ensuring reliable energy systems in both the public and private sectors. However, moving toward full electrification places additional burdens on grid power and...

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Historically, most microgrids have been developed as single-customer assets behind the meter, such as hospitals, military installations, and remote sites. Increasingly, communities are seeking development of microgrids serving multiple entities or facilities to better secure a more holistic energy security...

Consistent baseload power without carbon is a core challenge for microgrids. This session will provide an application-centric overview of how hydrogen and nuclear-based solutions can be integrated into microgrids and serve as the baseload anchor point for intermittent renewables...

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A Resilient Maryland Educates and Leaves Nobody Behind

Brandon Bowser - Maryland Energy Administration

Maryland's efforts to improve the State's resiliency to the threats of climate change, natural disasters, severe weather, malicious cyber activity, and aging infrastructure have accelerated over the past nearly half-decade. The Maryland Energy Administration and the Resilient Maryland program...

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The challenges of serving remote customers are many.  Often these sites are located on mountain tops and other isolated locations with few customers, yet difficult and expensive to maintain and support with traditional grid T&D services. The obligation to serve remains the same, no matter what....

Every state’s journey toward the end goal of cleaner energy is a different path with unique circumstances in how to effectively merge resiliency and sustainability. Planning, prioritizing, and developing microgrid solutions requires consideration of the scope, scale, limitations...

11:45 a.m.
Welcome from Rod Walton, Managing Editor, Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech

12:00- 12:50 p.m. 
Scaling Community Resilience for All: Three Different Approaches (Panel Session)

Harbor Ballroom CDE

Microgrids are part of the mission-critical pathway to net zero unity in the future. They often are something of even deeper immediacy—energy lifelines for those who need it most…and need it now.