Declaring that today’s electrical grid is unacceptably at high risk of extended outages, the Defense Department is spearheading a $30 million effort to prove it can cobble together a host of traditional and renewable sources into a smart microgrid capable of powering a military installation for an extended period of time.
The effort, a program known as a joint capability technology demonstration and done in collaboration with the departments of Energy and Homeland Security, goes by the moniker of SPIDERS, which stands for Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security.
via DoD aims for self-reliance with SPIDERS microgrid – FierceGovernmentIT.
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