Community Microgrids

A collection of white papers on Community Microgrids
Enchanted Rock's 30-MW microgrid at the Northeast Water Purification Plant in Houston. Image credit Enchanted Rock
June 16, 2025
With $1.8 billion in new state funding, Texas has opened up opportunities for microgrid providers that can serve small critical facilities.

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June 13, 2025
Take a closer look at propane — a resilient energy source that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 52 percent compared with grid electricity.
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June 9, 2025
It’s not always obvious to utilities where community members need resilience most. Nashville Electric Service (NES), with numerous partners, asked community leaders to help identify...
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May 29, 2025
The Paskenta Band microgrid will unite and connect 3.5 MW of solar power, 15 MWh of non-lithium battery storage discharge capacity, a 1-MW fuel cell system and 6 MW of diesel ...
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May 27, 2025
It’s a challenge deploying microgrids for multi-family housing projects in California because of state laws that prohibit the use of a master electric meter that serves all tenants...
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May 6, 2025
In the first commercial deployment of the Quino Energy water-based flow battery–at the High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster, Calif.–its electrolyte will reportedly ...
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April 28, 2025
Low-income communities face outage and energy-cost challenges. How microgrids can lower costs, provide energy resilience and save lives.
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April 25, 2025
The denomination’s Sixth District will install 5 microgrids at churches by the end of 2026, with the goal of rolling out the program to as many of its 482 Georgia churches as ...
Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid, Image credit Redwood Coast Energy Authority
March 28, 2025
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced the first round of funding available through the Microgrid Incentive Program in its northern California service territory. Also embracing ...