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Microgrids spread in Massachusetts

21 November 2023
Podcast

The market for microgrids

What supply shortages, new policies and a changing view of resilience mean for the microgrid market.

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By Shayle Kann . 45 min . 27 October 2023
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Video: How do microgrids work?

Microgrids are generating a lot of buzz. But how exactly do they work?

By Kevin Stark . 12 November 2018
Southeast Energy News

Texas boosts microgrids with $1.8 billion

By Mason Adams . 10 June 2025
Southeast Energy News

N.C. microgrids build resilience after Helene

By Mason Adams . 21 January 2026
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Why some utilities are warming up to microgrids

Utility executives, who generally have resisted the incursion of distributed energy into their systems, seem to be embracing the prospect of more microgrids coming online.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 5 August 2014
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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.

By David Thill . 24 February 2020
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Video Commentary: Are microgrids the perfect power system?

Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, tells us about microgrid benefits that could change the lives of millions of people struggling without access to electricity.

By Mohammad Shahidehpour . 21 December 2021
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Industry study: Microgrids to become 'fundamental building block'

A new study suggests that microgrids – a rarity in today’s power sector – will evolve to become a vital component of the 21st-century grid.

By David J. Unger . 21 September 2016
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Microgrids expand in Virginia with two new projects

Following a trail blazed by a large dairy plant, a private college and a U.S. defense agency have collectively embarked on the second and third microgrids in Virginia while overcoming challenges integrating with their utilities.

By Jim Pierobon . 5 January 2017