Florida community teams up with Block Energy on $4.2 million

A Florida new home subdivision has reached a $4.2 million agreement with Tampa-based Block Energy to install 77 solar arrays in a community microgrid.

During a Historic Hurricane Season, Microgrids Kept

Solar-plus-battery microgrids (unlike generators) are not susceptible to the fossil supply chain issues that hit Florida this past hurricane season. Solar and battery costs continue to decline,

Orlando Magic: City Enlightening Future of Microgrids

Microgrid technology and backup power are intensely studied and deployed for good reason within the state of Florida, especially in the wake of several high-category hurricanes.

Here''s how one Florida community cut its risk of blackouts

A similar Florida community called Babcock Ranch, which describes itself as the "world''s first solar–powered town," has been able to keep the lights on during hurricanes even as surrounding

NextNRG Plans 200 MW Smart Microgrid, Hyperscale Data

The site already has all of the required resources in place, allowing NextNRG''s patented energy technologies like solar integration, predictive analytics, and hybrid microgrids to be deployed.

Power to the People: Microgrid Gives Community Control of Its

A BlockEnergy installation in Florida, approved as a pilot project by the Florida Public Service Commission, is an example of a community microgrid that already has proved its worth.

First solar microgrid community coming to Lakeland

— After city commissioners unanimously approved a $4.2 million deal earlier this week, Lakeland officials are moving forward with plans to build the city''s first solar-powered microgrid...

Florida is getting a new solar microgrid

The city of Lakeland, Florida, has approved 77 homes featuring solar and storage that will be linked together to form a community microgrid.

OUC Partners with Capacitech Energy on Microgrid Project

Florida public power utility OUC is collaborating with Capacitech Energy in a microgrid project to demonstrate Capacitech Energy''s largest deployment to date of the PowerLink, a cable

When the Lights Go Out, Adaptation Starts at the Neighborhood

Florida has always been weather-vulnerable. But the combination of stronger storms, hotter summers, and an aging central grid means outages are no longer just an inconvenience —