Tag: DER

EaaS and Microgrids: A Game-Changer for Retailers Facing Rising Energy Costs

By Kirk Edelman, SolMicroGrid Mar 12, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Mar 12, 2025

The average roof of a large retail store like Walmart spans a massive 180,000 square feet—roughly the size of three football fields. There are over 100,000 superstores in the U.S. with nearly 7.2 billion combined square feet of rooftop space, equivalent to the entire city of El Paso, Texas. According to an Environment America study, […]

Distributed Energy Resources ‘Rapidly Expanding’ in Commercial Buildings

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Oct 19, 2021 Green Building

Updated: Oct 19, 2021

Distributed energy resources (DER), including electric vehicle (EV) chargers, rooftop solar PV, and battery energy storage, are rapidly expanding in commercial buildings, according to a report from Guidehouse Insights. The report forecasts global spending on DER in commercial buildings to reach $17.6 billionin 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% to […]