Massachusetts
Massachusetts sees shared microgrids as way to boost resilience, cut emissions
A state grant program funded feasibility studies for 14 community microgrid projects to pool energy resources.
Minnesota
This Minneapolis microgrid could serve as a jobs training and resiliency hub
The racially diverse neighborhood of North Minneapolis could become the site of a novel educational and social equity collaboration.
Chicago
Clean tech hub takes shape on Chicago’s South Side
Two years after an ambitious clean energy campaign was announced for a South Side Chicago neighborhood, construction is moving forward on a clustered microgrid, a solar energy project at an affordable housing complex and a university-led clean tech center.
Illinois
Heat-capture system could help solar PV power ovens, steam turbines
An engineering team led by an Illinois company has built a solar system that produces electricity and enough heat to potentially power a commercial oven or steam turbine.
ComEd wants to bill ratepayers for microgrid; critics, including Attorney General, cry foul
Less than a year after state funding for microgrids was rejected by the Illinois legislature, the utility ComEd is turning to ratepayers.