Top states for microgrid policy activity? New Think
A new Think Microgrid report scores states for microgrid policy activity. Here is a look at who topped the list and why.
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A new Think Microgrid report scores states for microgrid policy activity. Here is a look at who topped the list and why.
Most microgrid projects are in Alaska, California, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas. Microgrids are attractive to many large U.S. companies committed to working
During the past six years, 21 states have proposed and enacted 53 microgrid-related bills largely for grid reliability and resilience. These often arise following an extreme weather event or
Think Microgrid has released its 2024 State Scorecard, revealing that while some states are making incremental advances in microgrid policy and deployment, the overall landscape remains
In terms of microgrid design, this means that the microgrid does not have to be built to serve power 24/7, but instead can be built to provide power during times the main electric grid experiences an outage
Only four states—Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Texas—earn an overall B grade across categories, with the rest falling short of even this modest bar.
With “B” grades, Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut and Texas lead U.S. states in developing microgrid policies, creating markets to support them, and installing them, according to a report by
Has the state incorporated microgrid planning into other policy processes, such as prioritizing microgrids as a resilience or distribution modernization solution, integrating them into resource planning, or
States can be categorized into three tiers based on their microgrid policy activity: Successful market entry requires a sophisticated understanding of the financial landscape, regulatory environment, and
Tier 3 states feature early markets with policies or programs in topics related to microgrids. Finally, Tier 4 states do not exhibit any notable activity focused on microgrids. The purpose of this assessment is
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