Smart Microgrids Make it Possible to Get the Most from Clean, Renewable Energy

Because smart microgrids include on-site, backup power sources and energy storage, they have increased flexibility to tap a much wider range of energy sources, including those that present a challenge for the current centralized system such as wind and solar. When the sun shines and the wind blows, microgrids can produce power for themselves and profitably sell the excess to others. When the weather does not cooperate, the microgrid reverts to stored power or power supplied by the central bulk grid, or even another microgrid to which it may be connected.