TY - JOUR
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Microgrids
KW - Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
KW - Self-generation
KW - Resilience
KW - Research and development
AU - Wei Feng
AU - Ming Jin
AU - Xu Liu
AU - Yi Bao
AU - Chris Marnay
AU - Cheng Yao
AU - JianCheng Yu
AB - <p>Microgrids have become increasingly popular in the United States. Supported by favorable federal and local policies, microgrid projects can provide greater energy stability and resilience within a project site or community. This paper reviews major federal, state, and utility-level policies driving microgrid development in the United States. Representative U.S. demonstration projects are selected and their technical characteristics and non-technical features are introduced. The paper discusses trends in the technology development of microgrid systems as well as microgrid control methods and interactions within the electricity market. Software tools for microgrid design, planning, and performance analysis are illustrated with each tool’s core capability. Finally, the paper summarizes the successes and lessons learned during the recent expansion of the U.S. microgrid industry that may serve as a reference for other countries developing their own microgrid industries.</p>
BT - Applied Energy
DA - 10/2018
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.096
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Microgrids have become increasingly popular in the United States. Supported by favorable federal and local policies, microgrid projects can provide greater energy stability and resilience within a project site or community. This paper reviews major federal, state, and utility-level policies driving microgrid development in the United States. Representative U.S. demonstration projects are selected and their technical characteristics and non-technical features are introduced. The paper discusses trends in the technology development of microgrid systems as well as microgrid control methods and interactions within the electricity market. Software tools for microgrid design, planning, and performance analysis are illustrated with each tool’s core capability. Finally, the paper summarizes the successes and lessons learned during the recent expansion of the U.S. microgrid industry that may serve as a reference for other countries developing their own microgrid industries.</p>
PY - 2018
SP - 1656 
EP -  1668
ST - Applied Energy
T2 - Applied Energy
TI - A Review of Microgrid Development in the United States – a Decade of Progress on Policies, Demonstrations, Controls, and Software Tools
VL - 228
SN - 03062619
ER -