This report, produced in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), highlights basic microgrid technologies, drivers of microgrid adoption, use cases, barriers and challenges, and the three discrete business models that are supporting modern microgrid build-out . This report, produced in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), highlights basic microgrid technologies, drivers of microgrid adoption, use cases, barriers and challenges, and the three discrete business models that are supporting modern microgrid build-out . Microgrid Business Models, at their most foundational level, represent a departure from traditional, centralized energy systems. Imagine a conventional power grid as a vast, interconnected web, spanning continents and delivering electricity from massive power plants to individual homes and. This report delivers the answer of a group of experts united into the CIRED Working Group 2019-2, to the following requirements and questions. Scope, deliverables and proposed time schedule of the Group: Background: Microgrids, which can be operated either while connected to the surrounding power. Following major severe weather events, communities nationwide have expressed new interest in deploying microgrids to harden the power grid around critical loads. Get monthly updates from Schneider Electric delivered right to your inbox. The primary goal is to minimize microgrid system costs such as Discover additional documents & tools reserved for our partners.