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- [Commerce Finalizes Solar Import Duties for India, Indonesia and Laos](https://microgridmedia.com/solar-import-duties-india-indonesia-laos/): Commerce finalized dumping and subsidy calculations for solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos, but definitive U.S. duty orders still depend on the USITC’s final injury decision.
- [Court Limits DOE Emergency Power in Campbell Plant Case](https://microgridmedia.com/doe-emergency-power-campbell-coal-ruling/): The D.C. Circuit ruled that DOE cannot use Section 202(c) to replace long-term state and regional reliability planning, although a separate Campbell plant order remains in effect.
- [Great Britain Grid Upgrade Faces £7.8 Billion Cost Risk](https://microgridmedia.com/great-britain-grid-upgrade-cost-risk/): Britain’s transmission expansion faces significant delivery risks as the NAO warns annual grid-constraint costs could reach £7.8 billion by 2030 without faster upgrades.
- [Premier Energies, RCT India Sign Term Sheet for 12 GWh BESS Factory](https://microgridmedia.com/premier-energies-rct-12-gwh-bess-factory/): Premier Energies' battery subsidiary and RCT India have signed a binding term sheet for a proposed 12 GWh BESS manufacturing facility in Telangana, beginning with a 6 GWh first phase.
- [Title: Vattenfall Approves 1 GWh Brunsbüttel Battery at Former Nuclear Site](https://microgridmedia.com/vattenfall-brunsbuttel-battery-final-investment-decision/): Vattenfall has taken a final investment decision on a 254 MW/1,000 MWh battery at the former Brunsbüttel nuclear plant, increasing the project's planned energy capacity and targeting operation by the end of 2028.
- [NVIDIA Australia AI Infrastructure Plan Targets Up to 2 GW by 2027](https://microgridmedia.com/nvidia-australia-ai-infrastructure-2gw-2027/): NVIDIA and eight Australian infrastructure partners are targeting up to 2 GW of AI-factory capacity by 2027, although project-level power and permitting details remain undisclosed.
- [Google Finland Data Center Investment Reaches €13 Billion With Nuclear PPA](https://microgridmedia.com/google-finland-data-centers-nuclear-ppa/): Google plans to invest at least €13 billion in Finnish data centers and supporting infrastructure while a 22-year PPA supports the continued operation of Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear plant.
- [B2U Starts 28 MWh Texas Battery Using Repurposed EV Packs](https://microgridmedia.com/b2u-bexar-martinez-repurposed-ev-battery/): B2U Storage Solutions has started commercial operation of Bexar Martinez near San Antonio, delivering 28 MWh of ERCOT grid services using repurposed electric-vehicle batteries.
- [ERCOT Classifies 4.2 GW of Galaxy Texas Data Center Projects in Batch Zero](https://microgridmedia.com/galaxy-ercot-batch-zero-data-centers/): Five Galaxy data center projects totaling about 4.2 GW have received conditional classifications in ERCOT's Batch Zero process, but 2.6 GW remains subject to capacity allocation.
- [Microgrid Power Quality: How Voltage, Frequency and Harmonics Are Managed](https://microgridmedia.com/microgrid-power-quality/): Microgrid power quality depends on maintaining acceptable voltage, frequency and waveform conditions as loads, batteries, solar inverters and generators continuously change. Learn what causes power-quality problems and how microgrids manage them.
- [DOE Closes $1.9 Billion Loan for Duane Arnold Nuclear Restart](https://microgridmedia.com/duane-arnold-nuclear-restart-loan/): The Energy Department has closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to support the proposed restart of Iowa’s 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant.
- [Torrent Commissions 322 MWp of Maharashtra Agricultural Feeder Solar](https://microgridmedia.com/maharashtra-agricultural-feeder-solar/): Torrent Green Energy has commissioned 322 MWp of decentralized solar across 50 sites in Nashik under Maharashtra’s agricultural-feeder solarization program.
- [How to Design a Microgrid: From Load Analysis to System Sizing](https://microgridmedia.com/how-to-design-a-microgrid/): Designing a microgrid starts with the loads it must serve, not with solar panels or batteries. Learn how engineers define critical loads, analyze outage requirements, select distributed energy resources, size equipment and test a microgrid design.
- [Comoros Inaugurates 20 MW of Solar With 16 MWh Battery Storage](https://microgridmedia.com/comoros-solar-storage-project/): Comoros has inaugurated three solar plants totaling approximately 20 MW alongside 8 MW/16 MWh of battery storage and 30 kilometers of medium-voltage lines.
- [TCS Plans Up to 1 GW HyperVault AI Data Center Campus in Hyderabad](https://microgridmedia.com/hypervault-ai-data-center-hyderabad/): TCS subsidiary HyperVault has secured 264 acres in Hyderabad for an AI data center campus with stated capacity of up to 1 GW and planned investment of as much as ₹70,000 crore.
- [ENGIE Energy Storage Capacity Reaches 10.7 GW After European Expansion](https://microgridmedia.com/engie-energy-storage-capacity-10-7-gw/): ENGIE’s energy-storage portfolio has reached 10.7 GW in operation or under construction after the company added 1.1 GW/3.3 GWh of European battery projects during July and August.
- [Equinor Brings 200 MWh Citrus Flatts Battery Storage Project Online in Texas](https://microgridmedia.com/citrus-flatts-battery-storage-project/): East Point Energy has completed the 100 MW/200 MWh Citrus Flatts battery storage project in Harlingen, making it Equinor’s largest operational energy-storage facility in the United States.
- [Duke Energy Carolinas Emergency Order Targets Heat-Driven Grid Risk](https://microgridmedia.com/duke-energy-carolinas-emergency-order/): The Department of Energy issued a Section 202(c) emergency order allowing Duke Energy Carolinas to use specified generation and backup resources as extreme heat pushes forecast electricity demand above 22 GW.
- [Microgrid Protection Systems: How Relays, Breakers and Controls Keep a Microgrid Safe](https://microgridmedia.com/microgrid-protection-systems/): Microgrid protection systems detect electrical faults and isolate damaged equipment while allowing healthy parts of the microgrid to keep operating when possible. Learn why protection becomes more complex with islanding, batteries, solar and inverter-based resources.
- [India Proposes 10% Storage Mandate for New Solar and Wind Projects From 2027](https://microgridmedia.com/india-renewable-energy-storage-mandate/): India’s Central Electricity Authority has proposed requiring new ground-mounted solar and onshore wind projects to install co-located energy storage from July 2027, alongside new grid-forming inverter requirements.
- [Google Backs West Virginia Solar Project With 380 MWh of Short- and Long-Duration Storage](https://microgridmedia.com/google-mammoth-solar-storage-project/): Google will buy energy and capacity from MN8 Energy's Mammoth Solar project in West Virginia, which combines 86 MW of solar with 280 MWh of lithium-ion storage and a 100 MWh, 10-hour Eos zinc battery system.
- [Vertiv to Acquire UtilityInnovation Group for $1.45 Billion as AI Data Centers Turn to Microgrids](https://microgridmedia.com/vertiv-utilityinnovation-group-acquisition/): Vertiv has agreed to acquire UtilityInnovation Group for about $1.45 billion upfront, adding microgrid controls, onsite generation orchestration, energy storage and behind-the-meter power architecture as AI data centers face growing grid constraints.
- [FuelCell Energy Signs First Data Center Reservation for 75 MW Texas Power Project](https://microgridmedia.com/fuelcell-energy-texas-data-center-power-75mw/): FuelCell Energy has signed its first capacity reservation agreement with a major data center operator, reserving manufacturing capacity for six fuel-cell blocks planned to provide 75 MW of onsite power at a Texas data center.
- [What Is Microgrid Black Start? How a Microgrid Restarts After a Total Outage](https://microgridmedia.com/microgrid-black-start/): Microgrid black start is the ability to restart an electrical system without relying on power from the utility grid. Learn how batteries, generators, grid-forming inverters, controllers and staged load restoration work together after a complete shutdown.
- [SB Energy IPO Filing Reveals 8.8 GW of Contracted AI Data Center Capacity](https://microgridmedia.com/sb-energy-data-center-power-ipo/): SB Energy has publicly filed for a U.S. IPO, revealing an 8.8 GW contracted data center portfolio and a strategy that combines gigawatt-scale computing campuses with dedicated power infrastructure for customers including OpenAI and SoftBank.
- [SunScout Signs Deal for 25 MW Philippine Solar-Plus-Storage Project](https://microgridmedia.com/sunscout-akelco-solar-plus-storage-project/): SunScout has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 25 MWp AKELCO solar-plus-storage project on Panay Island in the Philippines. The planned facility includes a 13 MW / 26.7 MWh battery and a 20-year fixed-price power supply agreement with Aklan Electric Cooperative.
- [NeoVolta and SK On Sign 9 GWh U.S. Battery Supply Deal, Outline 18 GWh Collaboration](https://microgridmedia.com/neovolta-sk-on-battery-supply-deal/): NeoVolta Power has signed a five-year agreement for 9 GWh of U.S.-manufactured SK On LFP cells and outlined a broader manufacturing relationship that could bring total activity between the companies to 18 GWh through 2031.
- [Duke Energy Upgrades Trenton Battery Into Community Microgrid for 1,500 Florida Customers](https://microgridmedia.com/duke-energy-trenton-community-microgrid/): Duke Energy Florida has upgraded its 11 MW Trenton battery facility into an islandable community microgrid capable of supplying about 1,500 customers for up to four hours during wider grid outages.
- [Maryland Regulators Cut Pepco Rate Increase by More Than Half](https://microgridmedia.com/pepco-rate-increase-maryland/): Maryland regulators approved roughly $50.9 million of Pepco's requested annual revenue increase, less than half the utility sought, while disallowing $164.9 million in White Flint infrastructure costs from the rate base at this time.
- [PSE&G Reports 50% Reliability Improvement on 20 Upgraded New Jersey Circuits](https://microgridmedia.com/pseg-grid-reliability-new-jersey/): PSE&G says replacement of nearly 22,000 utility poles and other distribution-grid upgrades have produced measurable reliability gains across New Jersey, including a 50% improvement on 20 circuits with the most pole replacements.
- [Amazon Data Center Backup Generators Win Final North Carolina Air Permits](https://microgridmedia.com/amazon-data-center-backup-generators-north-carolina/): North Carolina regulators have issued final air permits covering 588 Amazon data center backup generators and 57 temporary Duke Energy bridge-power engines at the Energy Way Tech Campus in Richmond County.
- [North Plains Connector Clears Final Environmental Review for 3 GW East-West Grid Link](https://microgridmedia.com/north-plains-connector-final-eis/): The North Plains Connector has reached a major federal and state permitting milestone after DOE and Montana regulators released the project's Final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed 3 GW HVDC transmission link between Montana and North Dakota.
- [Westbridge Signs Deal to Sell Red Willow Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Alberta](https://microgridmedia.com/red-willow-solar-plus-storage-project/): Westbridge Renewable Energy has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Red Willow solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, with potential consideration reaching C$26.725 million. The advanced-stage project combines up to 225 MWac of solar with a 100 MW battery system.
- [Pescadero Community Microgrid Secures Final Funding for California Resilience Project](https://microgridmedia.com/pescadero-community-microgrid/): WestLight Energy says the Pescadero community microgrid has secured its final funding commitment, including a $3.5 million PG&E Microgrid Incentive Program grant. The planned project is designed to keep much of the rural San Mateo County community energized during wider grid outages.
- [Georgia Power’s 3.2 GW OpenAI Data Center Contract Clears Regulatory Review](https://microgridmedia.com/openai-data-center-power-contract-georgia/): Georgia Power says its contract to serve OpenAI's planned 3.2 GW data center project in Effingham County has cleared the Georgia Public Service Commission regulatory process. The agreement includes up to 1 GW of flexible demand response and requires OpenAI to cover infrastructure and electric-service costs associated with the facility.
- [PSE&G Launches $5,000 Home Battery Pilot to Build a Residential Virtual Power Plant](https://microgridmedia.com/pseg-residential-virtual-power-plant/): PSE&G has launched its GridSmart Battery Program in New Jersey, offering residential customers a $5,000 incentive and up to $25,000 in interest-free financing for qualifying home batteries. Enrolled systems can be dispatched during peak-demand events, effectively creating a distributed residential virtual power plant.
- [Ventura County Completes 7.7 MW Solar-and-Storage Project at Government Center](https://microgridmedia.com/ventura-county-solar-storage-project/): Ventura County and ForeFront Power have completed a 7.7 MW solar-and-storage expansion at the Ventura County Government Center. The installation pairs 5.8 MW of parking-canopy solar with a 1.9 MW battery and is expected to offset 53% of the campus's electricity consumption.
- [NextNRG Secures 25-Year Florida Healthcare Microgrid Contract](https://microgridmedia.com/nextnrg-florida-healthcare-microgrid/): NextNRG has secured a 25-year contract to deploy solar, battery storage, microgrid controls and EV charging at Taft Medical Complex in Hollywood, Florida. The planned system combines 320 kW of solar with a 60 kW/240 kWh battery and is designed to strengthen on-site resilience for the healthcare campus.
- [Tata Power Commissions 190.5 MW Rajasthan Solar Project With 115 MWh Battery Storage](https://microgridmedia.com/tata-power-rajasthan-fdre-project/): Tata Power Renewable Energy has commissioned a 190.5 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy project at Kalasar in Rajasthan with 115 MWh of battery storage and grid-support equipment.
- [L&T Wins 6 GWh Battery Storage Order for Three Middle East Projects](https://microgridmedia.com/lt-6-gwh-battery-storage-middle-east/): Larsen & Toubro has won a major order to develop three four-hour battery energy storage projects totaling 6 GWh in the Middle East, including grid interconnections, pooling substations and underground cables.
- [Eos and WATTMORE Integrate Controls for Long-Duration Battery Storage Projects](https://microgridmedia.com/eos-wattmore-battery-storage-controls/): Eos Energy Enterprises and WATTMORE have agreed to integrate WATTMORE's energy-management and power-plant controls with Eos Z3 long-duration battery systems, creating a pre-integrated controls option for utility, microgrid, data-center and commercial projects.
- [UC San Diego to Test Solid-State Transformer for 2 MW AI Data Center Load](https://microgridmedia.com/uc-san-diego-solid-state-transformer/): UC San Diego will test a medium-voltage solid-state transformer and flexible-load controls at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in an $8.48 million California Energy Commission-funded project designed to serve 2 MW of AI computing load while reducing power-conversion losses and supporting grid planning.
- [Grid-Forming vs. Grid-Following Inverters: What’s the Difference?](https://microgridmedia.com/grid-forming-vs-grid-following-inverters/): Grid-following and grid-forming inverters connect batteries, solar and other power-electronic resources to electrical systems in fundamentally different ways. This guide explains how each works, why grid-forming capability matters for microgrids and what changes when a system operates without the main grid.
- [What Is a Microgrid Controller? How the Brain of a Microgrid Manages Power](https://microgridmedia.com/microgrid-controller/): A microgrid controller coordinates batteries, generators, solar, loads and the utility connection so a microgrid can operate as one energy system. This guide explains what microgrid controllers do, how they manage islanding and why their role becomes more important as microgrids add more distributed energy resources.
- [DOE Extends Eddystone Power Plant Operations Through November as PJM Reliability Debate Continues](https://microgridmedia.com/doe-eddystone-power-plant-order/): The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered PJM and Constellation Energy to keep two 380 MW units at Pennsylvania’s Eddystone Generating Station available through November 20, extending a series of emergency orders aimed at Mid-Atlantic grid reliability.
- [NTPC Renewable Energy Wins 500 MW in SECI Peak Power Auction at ₹6/kWh](https://microgridmedia.com/ntpc-renewable-energy-seci-peak-power/): NTPC Renewable Energy has secured 500 MW in SECI's 6,000 MWh assured peak-power auction at ₹6 per kWh, giving the state-owned developer one-third of the 1,500 MW tender for dispatchable renewable supply.
- [PJM Weighs New Surplus Interconnection Path to Bring Batteries and Generation Online Faster](https://microgridmedia.com/pjm-surplus-interconnection/): PJM is considering another reform to its surplus interconnection process that could make it easier for new generation and battery storage to use unused interconnection rights at existing power plants.
- [GE Vernova Wins Supernode Stage 3 Contract as Queensland Battery Campus Reaches 780 MW](https://microgridmedia.com/supernode-stage-3-battery-storage/): GE Vernova has been selected for Stage 3 of Quinbrook’s Supernode battery project in Queensland, adding 260 MW/1,216 MWh of four-hour storage and grid-forming capability to a campus expected to reach 780 MW/3,075 MWh.
- [APA Approves $259 Million Sybella Creek Solar and Battery Project for Queensland Mining Grid](https://microgridmedia.com/sybella-creek-solar-battery-project/): APA Group has approved a $259 million investment in the 72 MW Sybella Creek Solar Farm and 52 MW/104 MWh battery system near Mount Isa, combining the new assets with gas generation to supply Evolution Mining's Ernest Henry operation.
- [Richardson Electronics to Deploy 18 Battery Systems Across Seven Remote Alaska Communities](https://microgridmedia.com/richardson-electronics-alaska-battery-storage/): Richardson Electronics will deliver 18 customized battery energy storage systems totaling 7 MWh across seven remote Alaska communities, with completion expected by the end of 2027.

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