3rd Military & Commercial Microgrids Summit

North America is at the forefront of the rapidly growing microgrids market. According to Navigant Research, the North American microgrid annual market is projected to grow to $26 billion and 5.9GW. Drivers for this remarkable growth include:

• The US Department of Defense’s desire to control long-term energy costs and security
• CA’s aggressive 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for which Bob Foster, Chair of the CAISO, has declared “microgrids are the answer”
• Major corporations like Google and Walmart’s desire for energy independence
• Energy efficiency and security initiatives by critical infrastructure facilities, campuses and data centers
• Island grids, village power and remote mines’ rapid adoption of distributed generation

Each application area comes with unique needs, performance goals and cost constraints to be met by carefully chosen microgrid technologies and system configurations. Only those with an in-depth understanding of end-user wants, needs and business requirements will be able to effectively position themselves to market their technologies, products and services in this rapidly growing market.

Infocast’s 3rd Military & Commercial Microgrids Summit returns to California to bring early adopters and implementers of microgrids in military applications, critical infrastructure, campuses, remote communities and utilities together with system integrators, equipment vendors and software providers who have successfully installed microgrids. They will share compelling business cases for microgrids in myriad application areas, quantifying the energy security, power quality and reliability benefits against the cost of adding new equipment. Attendees will hear various case studies exploring successful installations, keys to evaluating the cost-benefit equation for adoption of particular technologies and obtain real world assessments of microgrid performance.