User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities
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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 maintain power during grid disturbances. The report categorizes user objectives improving reliability and resilience, meeting clean energy goals, cutting energy costs or supporting community service and outlines design approaches, from single-building resilience hubs to campus microgrids and multi-customer arrangements. It discusses regulatory considerations, financing options and technology choices, helping utilities, state energy offices, developers and communities plan microgrids that align with their priorities and resources.
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AB - 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 maintain power during grid disturbances. The report categorizes user objectives improving reliability and resilience, meeting clean energy goals, cutting energy costs or supporting community service and outlines design approaches, from single-building resilience hubs to campus microgrids and multi-customer arrangements. It discusses regulatory considerations, financing options and technology choices, helping utilities, state energy offices, developers and communities plan microgrids that align with their priorities and resources.
AU - National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Energy Officials
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
LA - English
DA - 2021/01/01
PY - 2021
PB -
T1 - User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243
ER -
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Energy Officials. User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities. , 1 January, 2021, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, N. (2021). User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. . https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Energy Officials. User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities. , January, 1, 2021. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243
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title = {User Objectives and Design Approaches for Microgrids: Options for Delivering Reliability and Resilience, Clean Energy, Energy Savings, and Other Priorities},
author = {National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Energy Officials},
abstractNote = {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 maintain power during grid disturbances. The report categorizes user objectives improving reliability and resilience, meeting clean energy goals, cutting energy costs or supporting community service and outlines design approaches, from single-building resilience hubs to campus microgrids and multi-customer arrangements. It discusses regulatory considerations, financing options and technology choices, helping utilities, state energy offices, developers and communities plan microgrids that align with their priorities and resources.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243},
year = {2021},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, , https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/243},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-07}
}
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Data from Jan 1, 2021
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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