Pandemic response and energy security are both emergency preparedness issues leading us toward a more distributed architecture.

A client recently asked the question, “How is COVID-19 going to affect the energy industry?”

Initially, it may not seem like a virus and energy resources are connected.

Are we afraid that the power is going to go out when we have a pandemic? No, not at first. Yet, the pandemic can affect the grid considerably since it changes the way people consume energy.

“Flattening the curve” is not a new concept. In fact, it’s something that we in the energy industry work on every single day.

Surely you are no stranger to the term “flatten the curve,” embedded in our lexicon by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, I’ve been struck by the similarities between reducing the risk of spreading disease and what we at muGrid do every day: mitigating energy costs.