Security of Supply

Security of supply refers, at the system or grid level, to the ability to reliably provide enough electricity to keep supply and demand in balance. It is monitored by grid operators and regulators and is one of the central goals of energy policy. Battery storage contributes by absorbing surplus capacity when needed and feeding it back into the grid later, helping to ease shortages.

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Resilience

Backup Generator

A backup generator produces electricity through a combustion engine, typically diesel, to bridge the gap during a power outage.

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Diesel Generator, Standby Generator
Resilience

Blackout Preparedness

Blackout preparedness refers to the forward-looking planning and technical preparation businesses undertake for a possible extended power outage.

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Resilience

Critical Infrastructure

Critical infrastructure refers to facilities and systems that are essential for public services, the economy, and public safety, for example in energy…

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Critical Infrastructure Protection, Critical Facilities

Further reading

Grid Strain, Increasing Natural Disasters, and Regulatory Uncertainty: The Urgent Need for Local Resilience
Snow plough clearing a city street during a winter storm
Article
Grid & Resilience
Energy Market & Policy
03.07.2025

Grid Strain, Increasing Natural Disasters, and Regulatory Uncertainty: The Urgent Need for Local Resilience

The United States stands on the verge of a major transformation in its energy supply. While record growth in solar installations and electric vehicle adoption creates optimism, grid congestion, slow permitting processes, and uncertainty in the regulatory landscape threaten to stall this progress.

Suzanne Dickerson
Managing Director North America, PHENOGY Inc.
Scaling Smarter: How PHENOGY Is Moving into Series Production
Representatives of PHENOGY and HDAT at the announcement of their strategic partnership for battery storage
Article
Energy Market & Policy
Company & Team
12.10.2026

Scaling Smarter: How PHENOGY Is Moving into Series Production

Together with our partner HDAT, we are bringing battery energy storage systems to market.

Marcel Kloppenburg
Chief Marketing Officer