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.
microgrids
Maine islands look to microgrids for energy independence
Isle au Haut is among the latest islands pursuing a microgrid to reduce long-term costs and reliance on the mainland.
Illinois
ComEd looks to blockchain as tool to manage an increasingly complex grid
The Illinois utility has partnered with a California company called Xage to test out its blockchain-based software.
politics
Bipartisan ‘energy freedom’ bills resurface in Michigan, one at a time
Supporters split the bipartisan proposals into separate bills this session in hopes of overcoming opposition.