Microgrid adoption could accelerate in the US in coming years

S&P Global Platts

New York — Citing an increase in power outages, Silicon Valley manufacturing firm JSR Micro said Thursday it will install a microgrid system that can power its operations if the power grid fails, a solution that could proliferate in the coming years.

“The quality of our manufacturing, and therefore the reliability of our electricity supply, are fundamental to the success of our, and our customers’, operations,” Eric Johnson, president of JSR, said in a statement. “We’re taking a …