Microgrid Company Documents

What is a microgrid business model?

Such microgrids are owned by a local government entity that self-regulates. This business model may involve outright purchase of a portion of the utility distribution network by a government on behalf of its citizens. The following sub-sections contain short case studies of representative microgrid business models.

Where can I find a white paper on broadband microgrid deployment?

White Paper: Enabling Regulatory and Business Models for Broad Microgrid Deployment. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP- 5R00-84818. This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at

What is the DOE microgrid Research & Development (R&D) white paper?

This white paper is one of seven being prepared for the Department of Energy (DOE) Microgrid Research & Development (R&D) program as part of a strategy development effort for the next 10 years. The seven white papers focus on the following areas: Enabling regulatory and business models for broad microgrid deployment.

What is a microgrid?

The DOE defines a microgrid as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the power grid.

Are microgrids a good investment?

Microgrids that incorporate renewable energy resources can have environmental benefits in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. In some cases, microgrids can sell power back to the grid during normal operations. Depending on the complexity, microgrids can have high upfront capital costs.

What will microgrids do in 2035?

By 2035, microgrids are envisioned to be essential building blocks of the future electricity delivery system to support resilience, decarbonization, and affordability. Microgrids will be increasingly important for integration and aggregation of high penetration distributed energy resources.