Microgrids will become more prevalent across utility landscape

August 15, 2012 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin

Although utility approaches to integrating distributed energy resources using microgrids have been inconsistent, Pike Research predicts that microgrid adoption will steadily increase over the next several years.

The adoption of microgrids will come as awareness of and confidence in the benefits and capabilities of microgrids grows. Pike predicts that the total worldwide capacity of utility distribution microgrids will nearly triple in the next six years.

"A handful of utility innovators are moving forward with microgrid projects despite significant institutional bias and regulatory obstacles," said Pike Senior Research Analyst Peter Asmus in a statement. "These early adopters are heralding a future in which microgrids will become a more prevalent part of the distribution utility landscape."

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