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How can a microgrid help your business?

Learn how microgrids enable businesses to automatically make choices that provide economic and energy resilience benefits. Schneider Electric Global. Implement and operate your microgrid to produce and consume local energy. Monetize the value of your DER, optimize your bill, and avoid interruptions.

Who can use a microgrid?

We’ve worked with a diverse set of customers: from municipal governments and military bases to nature preserves and vertical farms. Microgrids can also be utilized in remote areas where energy access is limited or nonexistent to provide much-needed resources.

Is a microgrid a capex or a OPEX?

A microgrid, in a more traditional way, is a CapEx and an OpEx model. In a project mode, it’s high CapEx and low or no OpEx, in an energy-as-a-service business model, it’s high OpEx. EaaS is a financing model for microgrids that allows you to avoid upfront costs.

How do microgrids work?

You can operate microgrids while connected to the utility grid or in disconnected “island” mode. When the grid goes down or electricity prices peak, microgrids respond. Enable greener operations by integrating on-site renewables such as wind and solar.

Is a microgrid free?

The exciting answer for organizations is “it’s free” because an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) approach eliminates your upfront costs. A microgrid, in a more traditional way, is a CapEx and an OpEx model. In a project mode, it’s high CapEx and low or no OpEx, in an energy-as-a-service business model, it’s high OpEx.