Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy
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This guide from Microgrid Knowledge assists mayors and city leaders in understanding, planning, and developing community microgrids. It explains microgrid concepts, benefits, ownership models, financing options, and policy considerations. The guide offers case studies, practical steps, and recommendations to help communities pursue locally controlled energy systems that enhance resilience, support economic development, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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AB - This guide from Microgrid Knowledge assists mayors and city leaders in understanding, planning, and developing community microgrids. It explains microgrid concepts, benefits, ownership models, financing options, and policy considerations. The guide offers case studies, practical steps, and recommendations to help communities pursue locally controlled energy systems that enhance resilience, support economic development, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Combined heat and power (CHP)
KW - Thermal energy systems
KW - TENs
KW - District energy
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Community engagement
KW - Tribal engagement
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
LA - English
DA - 2017/01/01
PY - 2017
PB - Microgrid Knowledge
T1 - Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139
ER -
. Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy. Microgrid Knowledge, 1 January, 2017, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139.
. (2017). Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Microgrid Knowledge. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139
. Community Microgrids: A Guide for Mayors and City Leaders Seeking Clean, Reliable and Locally Controlled Energy. Microgrid Knowledge, January, 1, 2017. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139
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url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139},
year = {2017},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Microgrid Knowledge, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/139},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
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Data from Jan 1, 2017
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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