Sensing and communication in a microgrid plays an important role in data exchange as it ensures reliable functionality in the microgrid system. Deployment of wireless technologies with Local Area Network (LAN) is feasible in a microgrid with its sole advantages offered by respective wireless technology and LAN. In this paper, a combination of fixed Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and LAN is proposed for monitoring and control of power meter data in a microgrid. Fixed WiMAX serves as the major communication network for information exchange between buildings in a microgrid that is situated in an academic campus. The LAN serves as the secondary communication network within a building with power meters attached to the Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and loads. Field measurements are taken in the WiMAX cloud which operates at 5.8 GHz to analyze its network performance in a microgrid.
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