Hardware and software systems for providing information for tracking and monitoring infrastructure components and external factors with the potential to impact the operation of energy microgrid equipment; Hardware and software systems for providing information for tracking and monitoring infrastructure components and external factors with the potential to impact the distribution of energy; Hardware and software systems for distributing information related to hardware systems and to external factors with the potential to impact the output of energy generation assets; Hardware and software systems for data management, data analytics and content distribution for use in making real-time decisions related to energy equipment; Hardware and software systems for providing data and analytics related to energy microgrids; Hardware and software systems for data management, data analytics and content distribution for use in making real-time decisions related to the availability, reliability, and optimization of energy microgrids, energy storage systems, backup energy sources, load control devices, and electric vehicle charging devices; Hardware and software systems for collecting, organizing, and managing data for controlling output and load to maximize reliability and minimize cost related to the operation of energy microgrid equipment; Hardware and software systems for collecting, organizing, and managing data for managing the availability, reliability, and optimization of energy microgrids, energy storage systems, backup energy sources, load control devices, and electric vehicle charging devices; Hardware and software systems for collecting, organizing, and managing data for managing the availability, reliability, and optimization of energy microgrids, energy storage systems, including batteries, backup energy sources being solar, wind, liquid and gaseous powered generators, load control devices, and electric vehicle charging devices; Hardware and software systems for automating the operation of energy microgrid equipment; Hardware and software systems for providing information necessary to automate infrastructure components of energy microgrid equipment; ; Hardware and software systems for collecting, organizing, and managing data for automating the operation of energy microgrid equipment