A grid modernization bill -- one that takes steps toward federal microgrid policy -- is likely to reach the floor of the U.S. Senate early next year, according to Sen. Lisa Murkowski. If passed, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) will heighten the federal role in supporting microgrids, which has been largely a state endeavor … [Read more...]
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U.S. Senate Expected to Take up Microgrid Policy in Early 2016
December 6, 2015 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Economics, Environmental, Google News Feed, Grid, Policy, Reliability, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: ABB, Lisa Murkowski, Microgrid Newsletter Article, Sandia National Laboratories
Will Congress Include Microgrids in Upcoming Energy Legislation?
March 24, 2015 By Elisa Wood

Will microgrids be included in upcoming energy legislation being mulled by Congress? Hard to say, but the topic definitely drew some interesting discussion before the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources last week. The committee heard testimony about electric grid advances in preparation for an upcoming energy bill that is expected … [Read more...]