Why use microgrids?
Microgrids are the Swiss-army knife of the energy transition. When properly planned, they can offset high energy and capacity costs for commercial entities, while reducing the need for grid expansion in strained areas of the utility network. This versatility allows them to provide resilience during extreme weather events, while delivering zero-carbon power during blue-sky days.
How can we help?
Baringa supports our clients throughout the microgrid value chain, assisting investors, developers, utilities, and manufacturers with commercial, regulatory, and strategic considerations.
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Microgrids for Utilities​
Microgrids are increasingly seen as a valuable alternative approach within utility capital planning. Leading utilities are assessing the full spectrum of benefits offered by community microgrids across their networks. These include enhanced resilience and reliability, alongside transmission and distribution (T&D) deferral (helping avoid costly grid upgrades), energy arbitrage (optimizing energy supply and cost), and generation capacity deferral (reducing the immediate need for new power generation).
At Baringa, we support utilities with their microgrid planning using our specialized model. It's a scalable tool that identifies the most cost-effective locations for potential microgrids by looking at all the different ways they create value. By explaining the full benefits these microgrids offer to ratepayers, utilities can improve their chances with regulators and provide multiple types of benefits to the people they serve.
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Microgrids are growing rapidly, driven by accelerated load growth from data centers and electrification, increased demand for resilient and reliable power and rising utility bills. Given the clear value microgrids offer customers, leading equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers are reviewing their business strategies and market offerings. This expansion in the microgrid sector is attracting larger amounts of investment capital towards both microgrid assets and developers.
Baringa supports our clients in developing attractive proposals tailored for specific customer groups and geographic areas. Investment from third-party capital is also playing a significant role, and Baringa provides commercial and market advisory services. This includes support for activities like mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and raising debt financing.
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