Microgrids.io

The Center for Building Knowledge at the New Jersey Institute of Technology developed microgrids.io - an online platform created to educate municipal officials, their staffs, and other interested stakeholders on the value and potential feasibility of developing community microgrids in their jurisdictions.

Microgrids.io is an information and education resource organized into two broad subject areas: Planning Academy and Development Challenges.

Community Microgrids Planning Academy The New Jersey Community Microgrids Planning Academy is an online platform created to educate municipal officials, their staffs, and other interested stakeholders on the value and potential feasibility of developing community microgrids in their jurisdictions.

The Academy is organized into five core topic areas, designed to be accessed in sequence for maximum benefit: Basics, Development, Planning, Tutorials, and Resources.

Community Microgrids Development Challenges Report The Development Challengessection presents the results of a multi-year study that explored the range of critical challenges currently facing the successful procurement and financing of local government microgrids in New Jersey. The results of this study are presented in a comprehensive Final Report – Developing Local Government Microgrids: Current Challenges – togetherwith a series of Fact Sheets and Webinars addressing the following topics: Current Status & Challenges; Procurement Challenges; Financing Challenges; Public Policy Challenges; EDC Challenges; Technology Challenges; Other Challenges; and Moving Beyond the Challenges. Click here to go to Microgrids.io.