Maximizing Microgrid Resiliency: The Benefits of Outsourcing Operations and Maintenance
Increasingly common power outages due to failures of the aging US electric grid, extreme weather, cyber-attacks and other threats are causing businesses and organizations to include electrical resilience in their business continuity plans. However, even the most reliable backup power solutions require constant monitoring and maintenance to ensure they can power your facility when you […]
Entergy Grows Revenue, Increases Customer Satisfaction with Value-Added Services
As new energy solutions emerge, utilities are under growing pressure to innovate and retain customers. Entergy is responding with value-added services like its Power Through Program, enhancing customer satisfaction and driving revenue in a competitive market.
Balancing Reliability, Sustainability and Cost: The Role of RNG in Energy Resiliency
Organizations are feeling the pressure to deliver on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) promises. At the same time, extreme weather, cyber threats, a weakening grid, and other threats are leading to more frequent and longer duration power outages. Now, more than ever, it is imperative to harden your operations against power outages. This leads […]
Microgrid Knowledge 7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization
When utilities consider the mix of investments for grid modernization, most consider grid automation, advanced controls, and data analytics, but are not yet making microgrids a part of their grid modernization roadmap. By overlooking microgrids they miss opportunities to provide local capacity and boost customer satisfaction by serving strategically important customers seeking increased resilience. That’s […]
Balancing Reliability, Sustainability and Cost: Considerations in Cold Storage Facility Design
Cold storage facilities and engineers are feeling the pressure to deliver on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) promises. At the same time, extreme weather, cyber threats, a weakening grid, and other threats are leading to more frequent and longer duration power outages. Now, more than ever, it is imperative to harden your temperature and […]
Building for the Future Balancing Sustainability, Reliability and Cost in New Facility
As the threats facing electrical grids and production facilities continue to increase, balancing sustainability, reliability and cost when constructing or retrofitting for resilient infrastructure is increasingly important. Resilient designs prioritize staying online during emergency situations, but of course this comes at a cost – both financially and in terms of resources. Managing these trade-offs can […]
Enchanted Rock’s Utility Partner Program: Resiliency as a Service
Utilities are in a unique position to provide resiliency solutions to larger C&I customers who demand continuous power. Utility-enabled resiliency microgrids are an innovative way to deliver continuous power to larger customers as a service while also providing quick response capacity and energy to the grid. It’s a win-win for utilities and their customers. Where […]
Microgrids for Water and Wastewater Facilities
The availability of clean water is critical to today’s society. With the increasing number of electrical outages from extreme weather and an aging grid, water and wastewater treatment plants are challenged to remain operational 24/7/365 and are turning to microgrids as a diesel alternative for backup power generation. In this webinar, industry experts from Enchanted […]
AWWA Power Resilience and Planning for Black Sky Events
The US water utility industry continues to improve its ability to respond to power outages, but new challenges continue to emerge— including an increase in severe weather events, cyber threats, and an aging electric grid. Would your facility be able to sustain operations during a severe outage lasting several days to several weeks? According to […]
Entergy Texas CEO, Healthcare CEO and CFO Roundtable: Microgrids and Resilience
In this latest edition of Video Roundtables Fortnightly, Sallie Rainer, CEO of Entergy Texas, Mike Olson, CEO and Duane Woods, CFO of Citizens Medical Center of Victoria, Texas, and Allan Schurr, CCO of Enchanted Rock talk about advanced microgrid strategies for enhancing resilience, particularly in areas like the Gulf Coast that are vulnerable to disruptive storms. For major commercial and industrial customers, as in the case of hospitals, customers are aiming for economical solutions that at the same time can ensure continued full service for all their normal operations. This engaging discussion is moderated by Public Utilities Fortnightly editor-in-chief Steve Mitnick.