1、The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy ResilienceJune 2023Jessica Groopman with Jeff Lindstrom Intentional Futures Foreword by Chris Xie and Yue Chen Futurewei In partnership with Sponsored by Challenges and opportunities for

2、the open source microgrid industry Copyright 2023 The Linux Foundation|June 2023.This report is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.Different components of open source business models,such as software,support services,training,customization,

3、and modularity,enable innovation and optimization of microgrids.Resistance from industry incumbents must be met with onramps to open source programs and education to address security concerns.Open source accelerates microgrid design and time-to-market,enabling better modularity,efficiencies,and open

4、 data sharing.Collaborative and consistent policymaking is needed to revamp energy regulation that is outdated,fragmented,and favorable to centralized grid infrastructure.By driving consensus on standards and fostering transparent collaboration,open source can improve interoperability and standardiz

5、ation of microgrids.Resistance to technical adoption and talent gaps can be diminished through a focus on education,community access,and skills development.The diverse group of stakeholdersfrom utilities to governments to communitiesneed a central hub to collaborate,engage,and build the microgrid la

6、ndscape.OSS has the potential to democratize,standardize,and better integrate microgrids,but the open source microgrids market is still nascent.Open source enables market innovation toward energy resilience at scale via open sourceenabled business models,security,talent pipelines,and cost reductions