Batteries and microgrids offer possible energy solution for edge-of-grid applications

Batteries and microgrids offer possible energy solution for edge-of-grid applications

What often gets overlooked are the innovations underway where the power grid ends. It costs power utilities a lot to keep these towns connected to the grid. But the plunging costs of renewables and storage mean it’s increasingly possible to do things differently. It makes sense for towns, remote communities and mine sites to produce more of their own power – and eventually, cut the link to the grid entirely. Western Australia – a state larger th…