Mechanical Electrical Systems was established in 1979 as a distributor for motor controls. Since then, several initiatives have been undertaken in the past few years to increase the amount of renewable or other non hydrocarbon based energy inputs to the grid with MicroGrids; the primary players in the initiative are Biomass, Solar, and Wind. Biomass, a renewable energy source, is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms, such as wood, waste, gas, and alcohol fuels.

Wind and Solar generation systems, tend to produce smaller amounts of power in an uncontrolled fashion. The power generated is related to the environment and the system inputs, i.e. with higher wind, windmills run at higher speeds or frequency, and with brighter sun, solar systems increase in DC voltage. The smaller power outputs, and lower costs, of renewable energy can be turned into an advantage by creating distributed power generation systems, which are large numbers of small generators spread out over a geographic area. This type of distributed system particularly those coupled with an energy storage device such as a battery can reduce loads on the grid and maximize energy usage while greatly reducing energy losses in power transmission lines.

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