Microgrids

Solential Names Energy Tech Veteran Mark Falahee Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Market demands for robust energy solutions in face of rising costs, transition to renewables, and grid fragility are driving historic interest. In the wake of a highly disruptive, painful 2022 that saw energy costs soar and public and private entities…

Solential Taps Veteran Energy and Facilities Engineer David Berty as Director of Project Development

Carmel-based renewable energy company is expanding into microgrids, battery storage and complex building efficiency projects. Solential Energy, a company best known for developing commercial solar projects across the Midwest, is expanding its focus and its team. Today the company announced…

Is Solar the Answer to America’s Rising Energy Stress?

Yes and no. How’s that for an answer? Here’s a better one: It’s complicated. The reason is you can’t simply install a commercial solar array at your business, wastewater treatment facility, grain mill, food processing plant, or school and consider…

Q&A with Mark Falahee: Understanding Energy Use Is the First Step to Smart Energy Solutions

A curious mind on the Solential marketing team recently sat down with the new guy, Mark Falahee, director of business development, to pick his brain on these turbulent times in energy. One thing we learned is the dude is an…

Jim Shaw Has a Solution for Water Utilities Drowning in High Energy Costs: Microgrids

Like the rest of America, the water and wastewater processing utilities are feeling the pain of rising energy costs. Unlike families, the industry can’t just dial back the thermostat to reduce monthly energy bills. Producing drinking water and processing wastewater…

Why On-Premise Solar Energy Generation Is the Solution to Painful Energy Costs + Demand Charges

As if water and wastewater treatment plant operators didn’t already have enough on their collective plates, the recent surge in energy prices and expected ongoing inflation is adding to the industry’s collective headaches. Add these new woes to an existing…

The Reason Water and Wastewater Industries Are Turning to Microgrids? Resilience

Texas has always been a proud, resilient state but last February’s historic winter storm brought the Lone Star State to its knees in more ways than one. While the electrical power outages were in the headlines, another piece of the…