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.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Various microgrid designs
• Natural gas vs. non-natural gas microgrids
• The difference between mini, macro, and microgrids
• The role of microgrids during blue, gray, and black-sky days operations
• The impact of FERC Order 2222
• The utility remote control of microgrids
• The effects of full electrification
• The impact of COVID
• The regulatory push for microgrids and non-technical challenges
• The proposed microgrid scoring system

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.