• Microgrid Policy

    In this collection of videos, you'll learn all about what drives microgrid policy progress and how policy challenges impact the industry as a whole.
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    President Trump's Executive Order Freezing IRA Funding: How will it Impact Microgrids and DERs?

    Jan. 23, 2025
    Short answer: we don't know yet. Tax credits might be safe without legislative action, but grants and loans could be under threat.

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    Feb. 10, 2025
    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...
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    Bs and Cs: Think Microgrid's State Scorecard Indicates Projects Growing, but Grades Policy Making as Slow So Far

    Dec. 20, 2024
    Developers, energy technology firms and end users are making the grade in uniting resiliency with sustainability. When it comes to state-level policy making, however, the efforts...
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    Upset and Optimism in the Clean Energy Industry over Donald Trump’s Reelection

    Nov. 12, 2024
    With former President Donald Trump returning to the presidency, some members of the clean energy industry are worried about the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, along with...
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    Groups Seek to Include Resilience and Other Benefits in California Energy Planning, Giving DERs – Including Microgrids – a Boost

    Oct. 16, 2024
    Energy resilience, health and economic development are among the non-energy benefits that should be included in California’s resource planning efforts, say groups participating...
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    CPUC’s Proposed Microgrid Tariff Decision Seen as Another Blow to Meeting California Climate Goals

    Sept. 20, 2024
    A proposed California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision rejecting community microgrid tariff proposals from nonutility stakeholders would make it difficult to commercialize...
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    Interconnection Jam: Southwest Power Pool Latest to Sound DER Warning

    Aug. 26, 2024
    SPP asked for FERC permission to delay its 2024 interconnection queue cluster study progression and to stop accepting new DER project requests until SPP can get its process under...
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    2-Year-Old IRA Yields 334 New Clean Energy Projects. Will the November Election Keep the Momentum Going?

    Aug. 19, 2024
    After two years, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has yielded new clean energy projects and investment, including helping boost the cumulative investment in U.S. EVs and batteries...
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    Think Microgrid Warns DOE’s Zero Emission Building Definition Ignores Microgrids

    July 2, 2024
    In an open letter to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Think Microgrid, a policy advocacy group for the microgrid industry, said the department’s new zero emissions...