Microgrids- A Utility View (Video on Demand)

In Microgrids- A Utility View (Video on Demand), you'll learn ...

• The definition and various components of microgrids
• Operating in parallel with the grid vs. in island mode
• The future of microgrids, microgrid controllers, utility microgrid ownership, and the utility’s role in studying, evaluating, and operating customer microgrids

Overview

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Credit: 2 CPD

This course will establish the definition of microgrids, various components, operating in parallel with the grid vs. in island mode, natural disasters, impact on electric and gas, floods, wildfires, distributed energy resources’ damage: solar, energy storage, and wind.

Additionally, we will cover the future of microgrids, microgrid controllers, utility microgrid ownership, and the utility’s role in studying, evaluating, and operating customer microgrids.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe various microgrid designs.
• Compare natural-gas and non-natural-gas microgrids.
• Distinguish among mini-, macro-, and microgrids.
• Explain the role of microgrids during blue-, gray-, and black-sky operations.
• Describe the impact of FERC Order 2222 on microgrids.
• Explain utility remote control of microgrids.
• Describe the effects of full electrification on microgrids.
• Explain the impact of COVID on microgrid planning and operation.
• Identify the regulatory push for microgrids and the associated nontechnical challenges.
• Describe the proposed microgrid scoring system.