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Power the world with distributed energy.
As we enter a challenging new era for the grid, businesses have a choice to make: sit back and hope that these trends reverse, or take proactive steps to lock in their own affordable, resilient energy supplies with distributed energy and microgrid solutions. www.utilitydive.com/news/afforda...
Affordability a ‘formidable challenge’ as load shifts to tech, industrial customers: ICF
The consulting agency expects electricity prices to rise as much as 25% in some regions through 2030 due to necessary grid expansion, wildfire hardening and other infrastructure projects.
www.utilitydive.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Scale just surpassed $1 billion in project financing raised to date - a major milestone that demonstrates not only the financial strength of our company but the importance of distributed energy solutions for making energy more affordable and more resilient. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
June 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join our unmissable upcoming webinar on the potential of powering datacenters with microgrids, ft @duncamp.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @nanr.bsky.social, and Kyle Baranko! We'll discuss their much buzzed-about research on the topic, its reception, and emerging trends.
May 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The recent wildfires in Los Angeles will likely have long-term impacts on electricity costs and reliability for utility customers throughout California - here's why, and here's what you can do to protect your business. #energysky www.scalemicrogrids.com/blog/wildfir...
Wildfires, Rate Hikes, and the Future of Electricity in California | Scale Microgrids
Recent wildfires in California threaten more rate hikes and reliability risks - but solar-plus-storage microgrids offer a cost-saving backup power solution.
www.scalemicrogrids.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great article on the impacts of tariff uncertainty - but, despite all that, "Scale Microgrids is seeing astronomical demand, [Scale's Kristel] Watson said. Demand has picked up for electricity that’s reliable, and able... to fill in utility supply gaps." www.microgridknowledge.com/markets/arti...
How Microgrid, Storage and Solar Companies are Responding to President Trump’s 10% Tariffs on Chinese Goods
Microgrid, solar and storage companies are developing strategies for dealing with President Trump’s 10% tariff on Chinese goods, including looking at sourcing products in Southeast...
www.microgridknowledge.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Gallaudet University microgrid is one of Scale’s most ambitious projects, setting a new standard for what’s possible with campus microgrids and showcasing our industry-leading design and engineering capabilities. Learn more about its unique features: www.scalemicrogrids.com/case-studies...
Setting a New Standard for Campus Microgrids | Scale Microgrids
The Gallaudet University microgrid uses solar, storage, and combined heat and power to deliver cost savings, lower emissions, and ultra-high reliability.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICYMI, @heatmap.news published a great interview with @duncamp.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social discussing their work proving out the extremely real, surprisingly practical, and WILDLY scalable potential for powering AI with massive off-grid solar data centers: heatmap.news/technology/d...
How to Power AI With Solar
A new report demonstrates how to power the computing boom with (mostly) clean energy.
heatmap.news
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Truly awesome to see Footprint Project and Solarpunks (as seen in Rolling Stone!) showing up in a big way with solar-and-battery emergency response microgrids for wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. 🙏 www.microgridknowledge.com/community-mi...
How Firefighters, Animals and Local Organizations are Benefitting from Diesel-Free Microgrids in L.A. Fire Zones
In response to the Los Angeles fires, cleantech industry members that generally provide clean energy to the entertainment business have partnered with nonprofits like the Footprint...
www.microgridknowledge.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The stakes of the AI race couldn’t be higher – and a white paper from authors including Scale's @duncamp.bsky.social found that off-grid solar microgrids represent the fastest, most scalable, and surest path for American companies to secure their AI future. www.scalemicrogrids.com/blog/solar-m...
Solar Microgrids – or “Hypergrids” – Are America’s Best Bet to Win the AI Race | Scale Microgrids
A new white paper co-authored by Scale finds solar-plus-storage microgrids with backup generation are the surest path to winning the AI race.
www.scalemicrogrids.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great @jeffstjohn.bsky.social read on how microgrids are enabling CA truck fleets to electrify sooner with "bring your own power" (BYOP) solutions in the face of grid constraints - with Scale's @tim-victor.bsky.social on the importance of flexible interconnection: www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-...
Without enough utility power, California EV truck depots try…
Truck charging depots that need more power are installing solar, batteries, and fossil gas generators. Could these types of microgrids serve the grid at…
www.canarymedia.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
VPPs are a key part of the solution set for “virtually” all of the major issues facing our electricity system today, including resilience - and this new VPP Liftoff report DOE is an indispensable resource on the topic. Awesome, important work by all involved: liftoff.energy.gov/vpp/
Virtual Power Plants - Pathways to Commercial Liftoff
Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Report on Virtual Power Plants
liftoff.energy.gov
January 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the beginning of a new era for Scale: we’re bringing in a new equity partner, EQT Group, a purpose-driven global investment company that is squarely aligned with our plans for taking Scale’s growth to the next level. news.cision.com/eqt/r/eqt-to...
EQT to acquire distributed energy company Scale Microgrids
· Transaction marks the EQT Transition Infrastructure strategy’s second highly thematic investment
news.cision.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Off-grid solar-powered EV charging and data centers - and the @duncamp.bsky.social co-authored white paper (at offgridai.us) - continue to be a hot topic in 2025. '"We are seeing a much larger percentage of customers willing to go off-grid," says Scale's Ryan Goodman.' www.axios.com/pro/climate-...
Fast, scalable, clean, and cheap enough
How off-grid solar microgrids can power the AI race
offgridai.us
January 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Scale Microgrids
The rise of AI datacenters risks driving rapid emissions growth if not powered by clean energy. In a new report, we (Scale Microgrids, Paces, and Stripe) provide a detailed analysis of one promising solution: off-grid solar and storage. www.offgridai.us/
December 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Proud to announce a new partnership with @Truist, who will provide a $150 million tax equity facility to help finance the construction of a portfolio of microgrids as well as community-scale solar and battery storage facilities over the next 18 months. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Scale Microgrids Secures $150 Million in Tax Equity Financing from Truist Bank
Scale Microgrids (“Scale”) has closed a major tax equity transaction with Truist Bank to support the construction of new distributed energy assets acr
www.businesswire.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Awesome to see early positive returns from our partner QCD's microgrid-enabled fleet electrification - including not only as-expected lower O&M costs, but also some surprise benefits for drivers! Great read on the state of EV trucking. www.fleetowner.com/emissions-ef...
Two years in: Fleet reflects on operations since implementing EVs
Quality Custom Distribution chose to add Class 8 electric trucks to its fleet to achieve sustainability goals. Its VP of operations shares how it built up its EV fleet, charging...
www.fleetowner.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Turn on, tune in, and DER out to this heavy-hitting panel led by our own @duncamp.bsky.social on one of the most daunting challenges/exciting opportunities facing our industry today: accelerating time-to-power in a new era of load growth. www.dertaskforce.com/p/dervos-24-...
DERVOS '24: Load Growth Panel
We kicked off DERVOS with a discussion on how we're going to expand the power system for the first time in twenty years.
www.dertaskforce.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:56 PM
For 20 years, the cost of producing electricity has been falling, but the cost of transmission and distribution has been going up – especially on the distribution side. Fundamentally, DERs and microgrids will be essential for powering economic growth. #energysky www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM