Navigant Research Identifies 1,869 Microgrid Projects, Representing Nearly 21 GW of Capacity

Latest edition of Navigant Research’s Microgrid Deployment Tracker
now includes microgrid projects that are on hold

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#MicrogridDeploymentTracker–A new report from Navigant
Research presents data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid
projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages across six
geographies and seven microgrid segments.

Since 2Q 2017, tracked microgrid capacity has experienced a boost,
particularly in the Middle East & Africa region as a result of the 2.2
GW Saudi Aramco project in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. While this project
boosted capacity in the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment, remote
projects continued to lead all microgrid segments in terms of both
capacity and number of projects. Click
to tweet: According to a new report from @NavigantRSRCH,
as of 4Q 2017, Navigant Research has identified 1,869 global project
entries, representing 20.7 GW of operating, under development, and
proposed microgrid capacity and 60 new projects.

“While Asia Pacific and North America still account for almost
three-quarters of all microgrid capacity in the Tracker, the
major shift in this update is the Middle East & Africa jumping to third
place among all regions with more than 3 GW of total capacity,” says
Adam Wilson, research analyst with Navigant Research. “Europe showed an
unusual drop in capacity in this update, with a total of 1.8 GW, due to
a number of project updates where totals were adjusted downward to
correctly represent their current status.”

New in this edition of the Tracker is the classification of
projects that are on hold. There are 32 such projects identified, and
this capacity was not counted toward any capacity totals. However, these
projects will remain in the database in case they become operational.

The report, Microgrid
Deployment Tracker 4Q17, tracks data on known grid-tied and
remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages
in six geographies. The report covers seven microgrid segments: C&I,
community, utility distribution, institutional/campus, military, remote,
and direct current (DC) systems. Information is provided on capacity and
project numbers by distributed generation type, operational and under
development/proposed status, top 10 countries, and top 10 US states. The Tracker
also segments projects currently known to be on hold, as well as
operational, under development, and proposed. An Executive Summary of
the report is available for free download on the Navigant
Research website.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the
report, Microgrid Deployment Tracker 4Q17, is a summary and
reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on market data
and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently
uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained
in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for
a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report’s
conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither
Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any
of the information contained in this press release or the report.

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