Scale Microgrids’ Post

RE+ is less than two weeks away! We'll be in the mix talking all things microgrids - including our BYOP (Bring Your Own Power) solutions for customers looking to go beyond utility constraints on their power supply.

In Tacoma for the Green Transportation Summit and Expo this week? On Wednesday come see our own Tim Victor at 2:15 at the Microgrid Expo Showcase, where he’ll discuss how microgrids can help fleets hit the accelerator on electrification while simultaneously minimizing charging costs and maximizing reliability. https://lnkd.in/gc7wJv-W

It’s been all over the news lately – datacenters, manufacturing facilities, and many other businesses are struggling to get power capacity in a timely manner. That’s why we’re helping customers “BYOP” (Bring Your Own Power) with microgrids that get facilities powered sooner while providing long-term benefits for energy costs, reliability, sustainability, and flexibility. Read on for our thoughts on why this growing trend is about more than ensuring resilience, as well as a look at two of our BYOP success stories: https://lnkd.in/epSpbrPe

Today's Financial Times covers the boom in microgrids for resilience-minded business customers, with our own Ryan Goodman coining a term for the broader trend we're seeing in the market - "BYOP." “The age of on-demand power, in some ways, is being challenged,” said Ryan Goodman, chief executive of Scale Microgrids, who has nicknamed the growing trend in microgrids “BYOP”, or bring your own power. “BYOP is . . . a huge and growing segment of the market front that five or 10 years ago, I didn’t think would exist.” https://lnkd.in/e58p5BqH

With wildfire season in the west already raging, this new study offers an exceptionally timely vision for California: resilience hubs powered by solar-and-storage microgrids could be economically developed at 20,000 schools, community centers, and places of worship statewide, enough to provide smoke-free, air conditioned relief, along with power for communication and medical devices, for 40% of the population. https://lnkd.in/evdifTgV 

From heatwaves to hurricanes, the frequency of extreme weather is ramping up – and so is the value of energy resilience. Here’s how to start thinking about the value of resilience to your business, and how microgrids can transform resilience from an added cost to a source of cost savings and added value. https://lnkd.in/gZWWWwSm

It’s Fun Fact Friday and we are delighted to feature our brilliant Inside Sales Manager, Todd Gentry! Outside of his professional life, Todd is tremendously devoted to his beautiful family. He spent his childhood growing up in New Jersey, and now lives just a little ways away in Massachusetts with his wife and two lively young kids. 👨👩👧👦 Todd’s passion for traveling has taken him to some of the world’s most stunning locations, some highlights include Henley Royal Regatta, England; Bali, Indonesia; Istanbul, Turkey; and Interlaken, Switzerland. 🌍✈️ If that isn’t enough, here’s another good one – he takes tremendous pride in his accomplishments as a rower, and once even won head of the Charles Regatta – the largest regatta in the world! 🏆🤯 Todd’s appreciation for travel, his devotion to his family, and his unshakable good-nature are just some of the reasons he is an inspiration to all that know and work with him!

Distributed solar, including community solar, is leading the way in meeting New York's renewable energy goals - and with stronger policy support, we could double our ambitions and generate $50 billion in savings for homes and businesses in the state! Proud be a part of New York Solar Energy Industries Association and support this important work. https://lnkd.in/dtpXpZm4

A must-read from Jeff St. John on how DERs (and microgrids) stepped up in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl - and how they could, and should, be doing even more to provide resilience in the near future. "These distributed energy resources — DERs, in utility parlance — could play a much more central role in how utilities handle the ravages of climate change–induced storms, energy experts say. What’s more, unlike emergency generators, they can also support the grid in the day to day." https://lnkd.in/eF5CC8c8

Our own Samantha Reifer was featured in this terrific state-of-the-industry article from Microgrid Knowledge, sharing her insights on pressing topics - including one particularly fast-growing market segment: "New demand from bridge power/grid constrained sites is already doing an immeasurable amount to drive microgrid growth. The question will be how quickly can our industry scale to support it..." https://lnkd.in/e8AwAnGk