OPINION — You may have heard of microgrids in passing, maybe at a town meeting or when the future of your electricity supply is under discussion. Mostly, they aren’t headliners like data centers.
However, microgrids are becoming an important part of the future electric infrastructure. They provide a valve to release some of the pressure building up to supply more electricity to data centers and transportation.
Burns & McDonnell, an architecture, engineering and construction firm, figures that by 2030, 50% of in-city deliveries will be made with electric vehicles of all types, and these will have to be charged daily.
