Three Democratic North Carolina senators introduced SB509, which aims to pour $4 million into community microgrids and other local resilience projects.

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are outdistancing the state’s investor-owned utilities in microgrid deployment.

Rhode Island is seeking input from municipalities to ensure a plan to fund community microgrids meets their needs.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved $4 million in subsidies for microgrids in Atlantic City and seven other locations.