Explore the Microgrid Ecosystem
Suppliers & Services
Suppliers & Services |
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Microgrid Service ProvidersDesign, finance, build, own and operate a site power system under a service contract. AlphaStruxure carried these jobs at Brookville in the county’s 2022 account. |
Microgrid Control Equipment SuppliersSupply equipment and software that coordinate generation, batteries, electrical distribution and charging. Schneider Electric lists the products used at Brookville. |
Tribal Microgrid Owner-OperatorsOperate local power systems for tribal facilities and emergency services. Blue Lake Rancheria is a California example; its experience does not establish every community’s priorities. |
Electricity Distribution UtilitiesProvide the distribution grid connection around which a microgrid can operate. The Blue Lake Rancheria report names Pacific Gas and Electric. |
Microgrid Developers & OperatorsDevelop microgrids with on-site generation, energy storage, controls and load management. Services can include design, construction, ownership and operation; confirm each company’s scope and project terms. |
Organizations to Explore
Organizations to Explore |
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AlphaStruxureDesigns, finances, builds, owns and operates energy systems under service agreements. Its Brookville project supplies bus charging for Montgomery County. |
Schneider ElectricLists the controls and electrical equipment used at Brookville. |
Blue Lake RancheriaOperates and maintains a tribal microgrid through its building, construction and utilities team. Its current department page also describes electrical work on the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid. |
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyOwns and maintains remote grids for eligible customers and deploys distribution microgrids during selected outages. Its page says distribution microgrids mainly use diesel generation; the Redwood Coast Airport project uses third-party-owned solar and storage. |
PowerSecureDesigns, installs, monitors and services distributed energy and microgrid systems. It identifies itself as a Southern Company subsidiary. |
Scale MicrogridsDevelops and operates microgrids and offers finance through Scale Capital Solutions and microgrid service agreements. Its Santa Clara transit project was under construction in September 2025; this evidence does not confirm completion in 2026. |
Enchanted RockDesigns and builds on-site power systems and provides operations and maintenance, including microgrid applications under the ERock name. Its own page also describes generator manufacturing. |
ArupDesigned the Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority microgrid with other named project partners. The design connects generation, storage and bus charging and allows operation apart from the main grid. |
Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek – Gull Bay First NationDeveloped the Giizis solar and storage microgrid with Ontario Power Generation. OPG’s August 2019 release reports operation and assigns maintenance to the Nation’s development corporation, Ma’iingan Development Inc. |
Colusa Indian CommunityOwns an island-mode microgrid operated by its Tribal Utility Authority, according to its wholly owned company Colusa Indian Energy. That company also develops, builds and services energy projects for other clients. |
San Diego Gas & ElectricOperates the Borrego Springs community microgrid and describes upgrades involving solar, storage and diesel backup. The saved fact sheet gives construction targets in 2025 and discusses renewable operation alongside retained diesel support. |
Hydro-QuébecLed development of the Lac-Mégantic microgrid with the city and federal support. The project, inaugurated in 2021, connects solar, storage and controls and can separate from the main grid. |
BC HydroSets connection requirements and offers solar and storage rebates for eligible remote microgrid communities. Its application page requires technical review and lists separate conditions for remote systems. |
How They Connect
How They Connect |
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Microgrid Service Providers — Site Power ServiceOutput: Site Power Service. |
Tribal Microgrid Owner-Operators — Site Power ServiceOutput: Site Power Service. |
Microgrid Control Equipment Suppliers — Microgrid ControlsOutput: Microgrid Controls. |
Microgrid Service Providers — Microgrid ControlUses: Microgrid Control. |
Tribal Microgrid Owner-Operators — Battery Energy StorageUses: Battery Energy Storage. |
Solar Photovoltaics — Site Power ServiceMethod for: Site Power Service. |
Gas Generation — Site Power ServiceMethod for: Site Power Service. |
Energy as a Service Contract — Site Power ServiceProvides access to: Site Power Service. |
IEEE 2030.7-2017 microgrid controller specification — Microgrid ControlThe controller specification applies to microgrid control systems. |
Products & Services
Products & Services |
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Microgrid ControlsHardware and software that coordinate a local power system. |
Site Power ServicePower from a local system for buses or critical facilities. |
Methods & Technologies
Methods & Technologies |
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Battery Energy StorageStores and supplies electricity as part of the site power system. |
Gas GenerationGenerators provide part of the Brookville site’s power system. |
Microgrid ControlCoordinates local resources and loads and supports grid-connected or islanded operation. |
Solar PhotovoltaicsSolar panels generate electricity at the two documented sites. |
Standards & Rules
Standards & Rules |
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IEEE 2030.7-2017 microgrid controller specificationStandard for the specification of microgrid controllers, including the microgrid energy management system functions and testing procedures. |
Routes to Buyers
Routes to Buyers |
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Energy as a Service ContractThe county obtains project power infrastructure under a long-term agreement with AlphaStruxure. |