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The recent massive blackouts in California have cast a spotlight on the ability of microgrids to provide resilient and reliable power in the face of grid outages. But microgrids are not a new concept. The deployment of decentralized power generation assets on a small distribution network can actually be traced back to the 19th century […]

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Erica Johnson

12 Nov 2019

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The recent massive blackouts in California have cast a spotlight on the ability of microgrids to provide resilient and reliable power in the face of grid outages. But microgrids are not a new concept.The deployment of decentralized power generation assets on a small distribution network can actually be traced back to the 19th century under …

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