Utilities urged to deploy microgrids beyond emergency backup into daily grid operations

Industry experts are pushing utilities to move microgrids from occasional emergency use toward continuous grid support, optimizing idle assets for daily load management and resilience.

First covered Sep 23, 2026 · 8:33 AM PT · 1 article

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3d Utility Dive Microgrid panel highlights push to move beyond pilots and into everyday grid operations — EPRI’s Jackie Baum says microgrids have to do more than sit idle for emergencies. “The majority of the time, the power is on,” she said, urging utilities to…

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Appeared in: 2026-09-23 (#8) · 2026-09-24 (#10)

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