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Tribal Microgrids Support Tenuous Lifelines During Grid Shutdowns
This piece explains how microgrids developed by tribal nations keep essential community services running when the bulk grid fails. By combining local renewable generation and storage, these microgrids power water systems, medical clinics, communications centers, and emergency shel...
Peterson, K. Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
Oct 07, 2021
Networked Microgrids for Improved Resilient Operation: A Case Study in Adjuntas Puerto Rico
This paper presents a case study of a network microgrid orchestrator designed to allow coordinated operation of microgrids. Through Control Hardware in the Loop (CHIL), the proposed microgrid orchestrator was validated using, as case study two community-owned microgrids in Adjunta...
Ferrari, M. et al Oak Ridger National Laboratory
Oct 31, 2023
Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding, through the Grid Modernization Program, the Alaska Microgrid Partnership (AMP), a multi-stakeholder collaborative comprised of national labs and Alaska based partners. The over-arching goal of AMP is to reduce the use of total imported fue...
Jimenez, A. U.S. Department of Energy
Dec 31, 2017
A Novel Resilience-Oriented Cellular Grid Formation Approach for Distribution Systems with Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources
This paper presents a resilience-oriented cellular grid formation approach to achieve scalable and reconfigurable community microgrid operations for distribution systems with behind-the-meter distributed energy resources. A set of interconnected solar photovoltaics, energy storage...
Kumar, U. and Ding, F. NLR
Dec 31, 2022
User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities
This briefing paper, produced by NARUC and NASEO's Microgrids State Working Group, explores why different customers pursue microgrids and how design choices affect outcomes. Microgrids can operate in grid-connected or islanded mode, using local generation, storage and controls to ...
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, N.
Dec 31, 2020
IEC 61850 Substation Design and Testing: 2 Part Webinar Series
Recorded webinar presenting key concepts, frameworks, and implementation considerations of substations with examples and references for practice. The material includes references and practical considerations intended to guide adoption and implementation.
Brunner, C. and Moore, J. it4Power
Dec 31, 2022
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Tribal Energy: Federal Assistance to Support Microgrid Development
This Government Accountability Office report reviews federal assistance available to tribes seeking to deploy microgrids and other distributed energy resources. It identifies funding and technical support programs administered by agencies such as the Department of Energy, Departme...
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Jul 21, 2024
Resilient Node Cluster Analysis Tool (ReNCAT)
The Resilient Node Cluster Analysis Tool (ReNCAT) is an optimization‑based desktop application developed by Sandia National Laboratories to support community‑scale resilience planning. ReNCAT combines distribution system topology, critical‑infrastructure locations (such as h...
Sandia National Laboratories
Dec 31, 2025
Learning from Arctic Microgrids: Cost and Resiliency Projections for Renewable Energy Expansion with Hydrogen and Battery Storage
Uses real load, resource, and generation data from Kotzebue, Alaska to compare microgrid architectures that increase renewable penetration while maintaining reliability. Using HOMER Pro, it evaluates pathways to meet over 90% of annual electricity demand with renewables, comparing...
McKinley, P. et al University of Alaska
Jul 29, 2025
Valuing Resilience for Microgrids: Challenges, Innovative Approaches, and State Needs
A comprehensive report by NARUC and partners examines how microgrids can enhance resilience and the challenges of valuing that resilience. It clarifies that a microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that can operate connected to or islanded fr...
Rickerson, W. et al National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Jan 31, 2022
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