The 50 States of Grid Modernization Q2 2025: States Pursue Rules for

The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids,

Microgrid Overview

When the main electric grid loses power, the microgrid goes into island mode (i.e., operates independently of the main electric grid) and serves its own customers with the generation and other

Oregon legislature passes first-in-nation microgrid framework

Oregon lawmakers have passed two bills that experts say will make communities more resilient as the state''s grid faces rising electricity demand, more frequent extreme weather events and...

US Microgrid Market Analysis

The state has implemented streamlined interconnection procedures specifically for microgrids, reducing bureaucratic hurdles and expediting approval processes.

State Policy Innovations Crucial to Adoption of Microgrid Technology

Microgrids can improve resilience, decarbonization and affordability of the electric grid, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. However, legacy state energy policies remain a barrier

Microgrid State Scorecard 2024 Issued by Think Microgrid

Think Microgrid''s 2024 State Scorecard expands upon the framework established by the 2023 State Scorecard. It incorporates new policy activity from utility commissions, legislatures, and

State Microgrid Policy, Programmatic, and Regulatory Framework

This framework provides relevant background information for State Energy Offices and PUC consideration, regardless of their state''s microgrid landscape, through examples from peers as states

Cataloging US state policy patterns towards microgrid deployment

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) published a Microgrid Report in 2016 laying out initial state microgrid policies including staff recommendations (NJ.gov, 2016).

NARUC and NASEO Release Microgrid Framework

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) have released a framework for public utility

Despite Innovative Action in Microgrid Policies, States Have a Long

Innovative state action last year across the microgrid policy landscape was not enough to change the U.S. microgrid landscape, said Think Microgrid in its new State Scorecard 2024.