The power outages in February left all of us worried about the reliability of the Texas power grid. One possible solution being looked at is increasing the number of microgrids. A microgrid can be a natural gas generator or other power source that provides backup...

Natural gas isn’t being left out of the trend, either. Enchanted Rock, which manages gas-fired microgrid systems for businesses and commercial buildings, saw a 300% increase in inquiries after the crisis. Although the company’s system are typically used during...

Another solution is to turn to natural-gas-powered microgrids. That’s how Enchanted Rock managed to cover 97.3 percent of the outage-hours of its 200-plus Texas commercial and industrial customers over the course of February’s disaster, according to Allan Schurr, the...

Enchanted Rock, a 100-person backup generation company in Houston, powered 94 H-E-B stores in Texas during the freeze, said Allan Schurr, its chief commercial officer. The company’s generators fueled one store in Hutto for 101 consecutive hours, keeping lights on and...

While their numbers are still few, microgrids kicked into action as early as last week when it became apparent a crisis was nearing. “Every megawatt really matters right now,” said Allan Schurr, chief commercial officer at Enchanted Rock. Microgrid company Enchanted...

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has selected Enchanted Rock to provide 5.5 MW in dispatchable natural gas-fired generation to support the Bronzeville community microgrid under development in Chicago. “Enchanted Rock will help us ensure the Bronzeville microgrid provides...

California regulators are getting an  ‘A’ for effort as they pursue pioneering rule changes to support microgrids, but beyond that, industry stakeholders diverge in their views as the proceeding nears a significant milestone (19-09-009). At issue, is a proposed...

The pandemic and extreme weather events have definitely put more need on resiliency, said panelist Andrejka Bernatova, CFO at Houston-based Enchanted Rock LLC, a resiliency microgrid company that handles the design, construction, commissioning, operations, and...

While data centers have always been considered critical infrastructure, recent events are creating a new awareness of how they affect all corners of our economy. We as a global economy are in the midst of an explosion in the need for data access and connectivity -...

Power outages are becoming increasingly common problems for businesses in Texas, especially during bad thunderstorms. To keep the lights on and the air conditioning running, more companies are taking matters into their own hands and installing back-up power...