News

Chick-fil-A Cuts Costs, Boosts Grid Reliability with Solar-Powered Microgrid
PV Magazine: Chick-fil-A flipped the switch on its third solar-powered microgrid, the final rollout to the company’s three pilot projects.

Chick-fil-A Launches Third Solar Plus Storage Microgrid in California
Microgrid Knowledge: The microgrid will provide one-third of the annual energy demand of the brand’s Quarry Creek location in Oceanside, improving resilience, lowering energy costs and contributing clean, renewable energy to the grid.

SolMicroGrid Installs Microgrid Solar Project for California Chick-fil-A
Solar Power World: The project at this Chick-fil-A restaurant includes an 81-kWh battery energy storage system and has a 112-kW solar array consisting of canopy and ground-mounted modules.
Press Releases

SolMicroGrid Completes its Latest Microgrid Project with Chick-fil-A in California
SolMicroGrid celebrated their installation at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Oceanside, California. The project includes 112 kW of solar, 81 kWh of battery storage, and an energy management system.

SolMicroGrid Hires New Vice President of Finance and Administration
SolMicroGrid announced the appointment of David Klein as Vice President of Finance and Administration. Klein joins the firm from PBF Energy where he built out financial planning and analysis functions and managed an annual $2B EBITDA budget. Previous experience also includes senior roles at RailWorks and NRG Energy.

SolMicroGrid to Provide Solar-Powered Microgrid Energy System to Wendy’s Restaurant in California
Microgrid system will provide clean, renewable energy and cost savings to Wasco, CA Wendy’s location operated by Dependable Foods through a combination of a PV solar array and an on-site battery energy storage system, all controlled by an intelligent energy management system.
Insights

Navigating the Energy Landscape: Commercial Real Estate and the Role of Microgrids
The commercial real estate sector covers close to 97 billion cubic feet in the U.S. alone. All of those facilities are mission critical in one way or another—especially to those employed there. How can microgrids help?

MicroGrids: A Piece of the Energy Supply Puzzle
Kirk Edelman, CEO of SolMicroGrid, joins Currents Podcast to discuss microgrids, their benefits, how they can be deployed, and more.

EaaS and Microgrids: A Game-Changer for Retailers Facing Rising Energy Costs
By installing solar modules on their underutilized roof space, facilities managers at superstores could offset up to half of their annual electricity consumption.