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3Q 2021

Commercial and Industrial Microgrids

Market Drivers and Barriers, Grid-Tied and Remote Capacity and Spending Forecasts, and Key Player Profiles

Historically, the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment has lagged behind other microgrid market segments. When Guidehouse Insights launched its Microgrid Deployment Tracker 10 years ago, it was the smallest of all application segments tracked by identified cumulative capacity. It has emerged as the fastest growing microgrid market worldwide.

The C&I microgrid market has been slow to develop primarily as a result of the lack of a clear value proposition based on the ROI for microgrids. Many C&I customers, such as data centers, first focus on what they deem practical solutions to their reliability concerns, such as backup diesel generators or redundant utility feeds. Among the most promising markets are remote applications for mines and other commodity extraction industries. As regulators become more stringent on emissions and policymakers phase out use of fossil fuels, many of these facilities face pressure to integrate cleaner energy resources for onsite operations. Similar dynamics are playing out for other large load potential microgrid customers, though the largest market worldwide is still grid-tied C&I microgrids.

This Guidehouse Insights report forecasts four C&I microgrid subsegments (grid-tied commercial, grid-tied industrial, remote commercial, and remote industrial) on both a capacity and implementation spending basis. It also features profiles of leading microgrid vendors focusing on the C&I market. The report reviews public policy and technology drivers accelerating adoption of C&I microgrids, including trends toward modular systems and energy as a service (EaaS) offers. The forecast includes all major global regions and extends through 2030.

Pages 52
Tables | Charts | Figures 37
  • What are the four primary subsegments of the C&I microgrid market and how do they compare?
  • How large is the market for grid-tied C&I microgrids?
  • How large is the market for remote C&I microgrids?
  • What are the key public policy market drivers behind this market being the fastest growing microgrid market worldwide?
  • Which technologies underpinning microgrids are also fostering accelerated market growth?
  • Who are the some of the key innovators in this space?
  • Microgrid developers
  • Microgrid component suppliers
  • Microgrid controls vendors
  • Energy storage providers
  • Solar PV manufacturers
  • Commercial business owners
  • Industrial operations
  • Energy industry regulators
  • Mining companies
  • Data center owners and operators
  • Investor community

1. Executive Summary

1.1   Introduction

2. Market Issues

2.1   Microgrid Market Trends Supporting C&I Adoption

2.2   Market Segments Define3

2.3   Technology Drivers

2.3.1   Declining Cost of Solar PV

2.3.2   Declining Cost of Advanced Batteries

2.3.3   Advances in Digital Control Platforms

2.3.4   Modular Microgrid Movement

2.4   Public Policy Drivers and Barriers

2.4.1   Emissions Limits on Backup Generators

2.4.2   Utility Demand Charges

2.4.3   Utility Standby Charges

2.4.4   Decarbonization and Climate Mitigation Initiatives

2.5   Financing Drivers

2.5.1   EaaS

3. Key Industry Players

3.1   Microgrid Vendor Landscape

3.1.1   Ameresco

3.1.2   Bloom Energy

3.1.3   Canopy Power

3.1.4   Concentric Power

3.1.5   Enchanted Rock

3.1.6   Encorp

3.1.7   GreenStruxure

3.1.8   Hitachi ABB Power Grids

3.1.9   PowerSecure International

3.1.10   Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

4. Market Forecasts

4.1   C&I Microgrid Market Forecast Overview

4.2   Methodology

4.3   C&I Market Subsegments

4.3.1   Grid-Tied Commercial Microgrids

4.3.2   Grid-Tied Industrial Microgrids

4.3.3   Remote Commercial Microgrids

4.3.4   Remote Industrial Microgrids

4.4   C&I Regional Forecasts

4.4.1   North America

4.4.2   Europe

4.4.3   Asia Pacific

4.4.4   Latin America

4.4.5   Middle East & Africa

4.5   Cumulative Capacity and Implementation Spending

5. Conclusions

5.1  C&I Microgrids Have Come of Age

6. Acronym and Abbreviation List

7. Table of Contents

8. Table of Charts and Figures

9. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes

  • Total C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • C&I Building Li-Ion Battery System Pricing, 250 kW/500 kWh System, US, Base Case: 2021-2030
  • Total C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Commercial Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Industrial Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Commercial Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Industrial Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, North America: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, Europe: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, Asia Pacific: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, Latin America: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity and Implementation Spending by Segment, Middle East & Africa: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Microgrid Capacity by Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Implementation Spending by Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • A Centralized vs. Distributed or Decentralized Control Perspective
  • Total C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Total C&I Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region and Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • C&I Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region and Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Commercial Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Commercial Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Industrial Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied Industrial Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Grid-Tied C&I Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Commercial Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Commercial Microgrid Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Industrial Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote Industrial Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Remote C&I Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Microgrid Capacity by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Implementation Spending by Region, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Microgrid Capacity by Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
  • Cumulative C&I Implementation Spending by Segment, World Markets: 2021-2030
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