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A Guide To:
Meeting Energy Demand for Data Centers with Distributed Energy and Future Small Modular Reactors


The rapid rise of AI-driven data centers is fueling unprecedented energy demand, with global consumption projected to increase by 160% by 2030. Grid constraints, aging infrastructure, and the high power requirements of AI servers present serious challenges, particularly in data center hubs like Northern Virginia. To address these issues, microgrids powered by Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) offer a sustainable alternative, enhancing reliability and reducing dependence on centralized grids. A phased approach, integrating renewables, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems, and eventually Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), provides a scalable and low-carbon solution to growing energy needs.
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Key Success Factors for Deploying Remote Microgrids
Aligning Community and Funding Priorities with Standardized Modelling and Automation


Expanding energy access to remote communities remains a major challenge, particularly in island nations like Fiji, where 775 million people globally still lack electricity. Traditional fossil fuel-powered grids are unsustainable, and without innovative distributed energy solutions, millions will remain without power by 2030. This whitepaper explores how hybrid solar microgrids, backed by data-driven modeling and strong stakeholder engagement, are transforming energy access in Fiji’s outer islands, providing a scalable blueprint for similar projects worldwide.

 
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Reducing Costs and Uncertainty in Microgrid Deployment By Empowering an Integrated Solution
Part One: Sophistication at the Feasibility and Design Analysis Stage is Key


Microgrids, or Distributed Energy Resources (DER), beyond passive solar energy, are complex systems which must consider a myriad of exogenous factors such as regulation, weather patterns, supply chain driven technology costs, changing technical innovation, and much more to achieve maximum benefits. The detailed technical design and financial decision process to conceptualize these systems requires  the consideration of several competing factors to achieve a predictable outcome (ROI, cost savings, resiliency, carbon reduction, etc.) that makes them an investible asset. This is traditionally a time-consuming process, which requires several steps to carry out. 
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Reducing Costs and Uncertainty in Microgrid Deployment By Empowering an Integrated Solution
Part Two: The Benefits of a Forward Looking Integrated Microgrid Controller


Expanding energy access to remote communities remains a major challenge, particularly in island nations like Fiji, where 775 million people globally still lack electricity. Traditional fossil fuel-powered grids are unsustainable, and without innovative distributed energy solutions, millions will remain without power by 2030. This whitepaper explores how hybrid solar microgrids, backed by data-driven modeling and strong stakeholder engagement, are transforming energy access in Fiji’s outer islands, providing a scalable blueprint for similar projects worldwide. Key success factors such as early community buy-in, strategic partnerships, techno-economic modeling, and overcoming data scarcity are essential to ensuring long-term sustainability. 
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2024 Market Survey:
Commercial EV Charging Report


Microgrids, or Distributed Energy Resources (DER), beyond passive solar energy, are complex systems which must consider a myriad of exogenous factors such as regulation, weather patterns, supply chain driven technology costs, changing technical innovation, and much more to achieve maximum benefits. The detailed technical design and financial decision process to conceptualize these systems requires  the consideration of several competing factors to achieve a predictable outcome (ROI, cost savings, resiliency, carbon reduction, etc.) that makes them an investible asset. This is traditionally a time-consuming process, which requires several steps to carry out. 
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2023 Market Survey:
Commercial EV Charging Report


Expanding energy access to remote communities remains a major challenge, particularly in island nations like Fiji, where 775 million people globally still lack electricity. Traditional fossil fuel-powered grids are unsustainable, and without innovative distributed energy solutions, millions will remain without power by 2030. This whitepaper explores how hybrid solar microgrids, backed by data-driven modeling and strong stakeholder engagement, are transforming energy access in Fiji’s outer islands, providing a scalable blueprint for similar projects worldwide. Key success factors such as early community buy-in, strategic partnerships, techno-economic modeling, and overcoming data scarcity are essential to ensuring long-term sustainability. 
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Designing Microgrid as a Service Agreements Require State of the Art Design Methods


Microgrids, or Distributed Energy Resources (DER), beyond passive solar energy, are complex systems which must consider a myriad of exogenous factors such as regulation, weather patterns, supply chain driven technology costs, changing technical innovation, and much more to achieve maximum benefits. The detailed technical design and financial decision process to conceptualize these systems requires  the consideration of several competing factors to achieve a predictable outcome (ROI, cost savings, resiliency, carbon reduction, etc.) that makes them an investible asset. This is traditionally a time-consuming process, which requires several steps to carry out. 
 

Published Research From the Xendee Team

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January 2025

A Guide to Meeting Energy Demand for Data Centers with Distributed Energy and Future Small Modular Reactors


Published on:
Xendee Website

Written By:
Giovanni Maronati, Michael Stadler, T.P. Grunloh, Reynaldo Guerrero,  Nishaant Sinha

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August 2024

Microgrid Modeling with Small Modular Reactors


Published on:
Microgrid Program, Office of Electricity  Department of Energy

Written By:
T.P. Grunloh, D. Kalinichenko, C. S. Brooks, Nishaant Sinha, Giovanni Maronati, Reynaldo Guerrero, Michael Stadler

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August 2024

January 2024

Streamlining Microgrid Deployment for Cost-Efficiency


Published on:
Microgrid Knowledge

Written By:
Michael, Stadler, Adib Nasle

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July 2023

Small Reactors in Microgrids: Technology Modeling and Selection


Published on:
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Written By:
Bikash Poudel, Timothy R. McJunkin, Ning Kang, James T. Reilly, Reynaldo Guerrero, Michael Stadler

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July 2023

June 2023

The Role of Microgrids and Government Funding in Commercial EV Charging


Published on:
Xendee Website

Written By:
Reynaldo Guerrero, Michael Stadler

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March 2022

Effective Design of MaaS Agreements with State-of-the-Art Planning Methods


Published on:
10th National Conference on Microgrids, Boston, Massachusetts

Written By:
Michael Sadler, Zachary K. Pecenak

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March 2022

December 2021

Techno-Economic Optimization of Islanded Microgrids Considering Intra-Hour Variability


Published on:
Applied Energy Journal by Elsevier, Volume 304, 15 December 2021, ISSN: 0306-2619

Written By:
Patrick Mathiesen, Michael Stadler, Jan Kleissl, Zachary Pecenak

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October 2021

Designing Microgrid as a Service Agreements Requires State of the Art Methods


Published on:
Microgrid Knowledge

Written By:
Zack Pecenak, Michael Stadler

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October 2021

July 2021

The Microgrid Fast Charging Station Design Platform


Published on:
Xendee Website

Written By:
Abhishek Banerjee, Kelsey Fahy, Ning Kang, Anudeep Medam, Adib Naslé, Zack Pecenak, Michael Stadler, M. Usama Usman

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May 2021

Advanced Optimal Planning for Microgrid Technologies Including Hydrogen and Mobility at a Real Microgrid Testbed


Published on:
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 46, 28 May 2021 ISSN: 0360-3199

Written By:
Mansoor Muhammad, Michael Stadler, Hans Auer, Michael Zellinger

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May 2021

January 2021

Optimal Planning of Thermal Energy Systems in a Microgrid with Seasonal Storage and Piecewise Affine Cost Functions


Published on:
Energy Journal by Elsevier, Volume 215, 15 January 2021, ISSN: 0360-5442

Written By:
Mansoor Muhammad, Michael Stadler, Michael Zellinger, Klaus Lichtenegger, Hans Auer, Armin Cosic

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December 2020

The Impact of Project Financing in Optimizing Microgrid Design


Published on:
The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 12(6), 065301

Written By:
Zachary Pecenak, Patrick Mathiesen, Kelsey Fahy, Charles Cannon, Ebun Ayandele, T. J. Kirk, Michael Stadler

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December 2020

October 2020

Robust Design of Microgrids Using a Hybrid Minimum Investment Optimization


Published on:
Applied Energy Journal by Elsevier, Volume 276, 15 October 2020, ISSN: 0306-2619

Written By:
Zachary K. Pecenak, Michael Stadler, Patrick Mathiesen, Kelsey Fahy, Jan Kleissl

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September 2020

Performance Comparison between Two Established Microgrid Planning MILP Methodologies Tested On 13 Microgrid Projects


Published on:
Energies Special Issue on Microgrids: Planning, Protection and Control, 7 September 2020, ISSN: 1996-1073

Written By:
Michael Stadler, Zack Pecenak, Patrick Mathiesen, Kelsey Fahy, and Jan Kleissl

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September 2020

December 2019

Efficient Multi-Year Economic Energy Planning in Microgrids


Published on:
Applied Energy Journal by Elsevier, Volume 255, 1 December 2019, ISSN: 0306-2619

Written By:
Pecenak Zachary K., Michael Stadler, Kelsey Fahy

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October 2019

Input Data Reduction for Microgrid Sizing and Energy Cost Modeling: Representative Days and Demand Charges


Published on:
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Volume 11, October 2019, ISSN: 1941-7012

Written By:
Fahy Kelsey, Michael Stadler, Zachary K. Pecenak, Jan Kleissl

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October 2019

May 2019

Planning and Implementation of Bankable Microgrids


Published on:
The Electricity Journal, May 2019, ISSN: 10406190

Written By:
Michael Stadler, Adib Naslé

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2018

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