Power Outages Beyond Weather: The Changing Energy Landscape
Cities and businesses across the United States are increasingly going dark at the worst moments, creating adverse conditions for critical infrastructure. Although weather is commonly identified as the primary culprit for power outages, several underlying causes also contribute to the growing prevalence of blackouts – aging power infrastructure, malicious hackers, and even physical attacks are also threatening the nation’s energy security.
Food Waste to Fuel: The Value of RNG
The extent of food waste in our society is an increasing problem for one of our most valuable resources. Approximately one-third of the world’s food supply is wasted each year, around 40% in the United States alone, creating consequences that impact the environment, public health, and the economy.
Power Reliability and Sustainability: Essential for Modern Hospitals
Between extreme weather events, cyber-attacks, and aging electrical infrastructure, grid outages have never been more frequent and varied. As a result, it’s become necessary for hospitals to hedge against disruption with backup power solutions, especially as outages can be unpredictable, expensive, and, most importantly, life-threatening.
How and Why the Military is a Leader on Microgrids
The United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) has long recognized that its dependence on outdated and unreliable energy infrastructure poses a risk to its military. This problem has been exacerbated in recent years, with power outages becoming more frequent, disruptive, and costly.
Top 5 Benefits of Upgrading Diesel Gensets to Natural Gas Microgrids
In our increasingly digital world, data centers have become the beating heart of the global economy. These critical facilities store and process vast amounts of information, serving as the backbone for businesses, individuals, and government agencies alike.
Treat Electric Vehicle Chargers Like Critical Infrastructure Now
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is rapidly transforming global mobility markets. The United States has implemented policies to help drive this momentum, offering federal subsidies of up to $7,500 for qualified EVs. As the economics of transportation continue to shift away from fossil fuels, companies are increasingly retiring their gas-powered fleets. Additionally, federal agencies are also making rapid strides toward light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, and consumers are embracing change like never before. More than 4 in 10 Americans now say they’re looking to go electric — a dramatic increase from just a few years prior.
Flexible Capacity: The Secret Weapon for Securing Interconnection
The growth of digitalization, from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), has empowered modern businesses, enabling cost-effective optimizations and critical innovations. At the same time, it’s exponentially increased the demand for data centers, which are foundational in supporting the digital economy. Yet, owners and operators are finding out that bringing new data centers online to support this growing demand is no easy feat.
Rising Temperatures Challenging the Grid
Once commonly referred to as the “greatest machine in the world,” the US energy grid now struggles to provide an adequate and reliable electricity supply on a regular basis, its reliability decreases even more so when temperatures rise.
Survey Says! Companies are prioritizing power resiliency
The business landscape in our highly connected world is evolving, and more and more companies need continuous and reliable power to run their operations to stay competitive. To learn more about their changing needs and concerns about power reliability, we recently surveyed over 200 organizations who are either considering implementing backup power strategies or already have power resiliency solutions in place.
Renewable Natural Gas 101: How Harmful Waste Becomes Clean Energy
As the world races to decarbonize, many industries and governments are turning to a hot, new technology for their energy needs: renewable natural gas (RNG). As RNG makes its way into business strategies and sustainability plans, it’s important to make sure we all have a clear understanding of what RNG is, the benefits it offers, and what it means for the clean energy transition.