California + Next-Wave Microgrids

From a 7/14 GreenTech Media post: California –

has just announced $26.5 million in grants for microgrid projects that put renewable integration front and center. Earlier this month, the California Energy Commission issued a program opportunity notice (PDF) seeking applicants that can “incorporate clean, low-carbon energy resources with energy storage and on-site energy management” to help meet the state’s carbon reduction and renewable energy goals.

CEC’s notice sets aside $6 million for projects that connect plug-in electric vehicles, with the remaining $20.5 million reserved for two groups. The first is “low-carbon-based microgrids for critical facilities” such as hospitals and fire stations. This category would appear to include more room for combined heat and power and natural-gas-fired backup generators, although the CEC demands that all projects must meet the Department of Energy’s standards of having 20 percent lower emissions than a comparatively sized diesel generator.

Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=15341

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