Powering municipal utilities:
Microgrid roundtables with OATI
- August 18–20, 2025
- The Kahler Grand Hotel, Rochester, MN
At the MMUA Summer Conference, join OATI—your Minnesota-based technology partner—for interactive roundtables on microgrid deployment, resiliency, and distributed energy resource integration. Whether you’re exploring microgrids for disaster recovery or optimizing DER investments, these facilitated sessions deliver real-world use cases, lessons learned, and actionable strategies.
OATI microgrids in the news
Minnesota has become the hub for microgrid innovation— with OATI at the forefront. Supporting diverse projects ranging from public schools in Minnesota all the way to hurricane-prone neighborhoods in North Carolina, OATI’s resource agnostic microgrid software has the scalability and customization to boost resiliency for communities of all sizes.
Learn more about our microgrid projects from this recent article from MinnPost.
Project spotlight: Minneapolis community microgrids
Resilience doesn’t come in a one-size-fits-all package. It’s a destination that requires a tailored approach based on individual goals. OATI’s GridMind® MicroGrid controls are enabling Renewable Energy Partners to establish a community resilience hub for Minneapolis Public Schools featuring a total of 1,250 kW of solar power and 2,000 kWs of energy storage across four public school buildings. During normal operations, the microgrid will lower energy costs for the school district. As the market’s most bankable solution, OATI GridMind Microgrid dispels the narrative that resilience is out of reach.
Microgrids: Distributed energy resources and disaster recovery—opportunities and threats
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- 9:45–10:15 AM — Discussion Group 1
- 10:25–10:55 AM — Discussion Group 2
- Format: two 30-minute facilitated discussions (5–20 participants each)
Who should attend
Utility superintendents, managers, supervisors, and crew leaders who want to:
- Enhance grid resiliency with strategic microgrid deployments
- Integrate DERs effectively into everyday operations