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The US Congress passed a pandemic relief bill late Monday night that includes funding for microgrids, energy storage and renewable energy. The spending package includes the Energy Act of 2020, which contains consensus provisions from Senate and House energy legislation, Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Dec. 21. Update: President Trump signed the legislation into law on December 27 The Energy Act focuses on research, development, and demonstration of next-generatio...

Energy Bank will create a balance between local energy production and consumption. CIAC-IT, a French software solutions provider, and NES, a global provider of smart grid technologies, are working alongside the French utility company Gazelec and the University of Picardie Jules Verne. Energy Bank, a decision support tool based on artificial intelligence, collects electricity and energy network data, analyzes network status, and simulates energy production levels, consumption and losses. The goa...

In response to customer demand for increased resiliency, Xcel Energy’s Wisconsin utility is proposing a microgrid pilot program that could include 22 projects. By TWStock/Shutterstock.com Northern States Power’s Resiliency Service Pilot would be capped at 30 MW, with a third of the capacity dedicated to governmental and nonprofit entities, according to a Dec. 9 filing at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (Docket ID: 4220-TE-106) “The company believes the pilot will lower upfront cos...