RES allows any facility within the footprint of a Community Microgrid to pay a simple fee on top of its normal electricity tariff for guaranteed daily delivery of locally generated renewable energy during grid
Policies that recognize and leverage local social capital can significantly impact microgrid success. For example, policies supporting community energy cooperatives, where local citizens
Microgrid policies vary significantly by state. The MRC is focused primarily on those jurisdictions with the most aggressive clean energy policies and resilience
Think Microgrid (2022) ranked microgrid state policies based on microgrid deployment, policy environment, resilience effort, grid services, and equity initiatives.
Scaling up community microgrids while ensuring equitable access to resilient and renewable power will require new policies and financial mechanisms.
This article is an update covering microgrid policies and implementation in the United States as of 2023. There has been a substantial evolution in American
NARUC, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) established a Microgrids State Working Group to improve the ability of states to plan for
The research encompasses 21 states and territories, revealing significant variations in how jurisdictions approach microgrid policy development and the resulting impact on deployment success rates.
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