Massachusetts last week awarded $7.4 million for community microgrid and resiliency projects, part of a larger $40 million program aimed at preventing power outages that could jeopardize critical services in towns and cities. Six clean energy projects received the first round of grants from the Community Clean Energy Resiliency Initiative. “This … [Read more...]
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Massachusetts Awards $7M for Community Microgrid & Resiliency Projects
September 27, 2014 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Community, Economics, Financing, Google News Feed, Markets, Microgrids, News, Policy, Reliability, Resources Tagged With: CHP, combined heat and power, Community Clean Energy Resiliency Initiative., community microgrid, Department of Energy Resources, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts DOER, Meg Lusardi, Microgrid Newsletter Article
Massachusetts Offers $40M for Energy Resiliency, Microgrids
May 18, 2014 By Elisa Wood
Massachusetts is offering $40 million for energy resiliency projects, including microgrids, to protect communities from power outages during severe weather. Called the Community Clean Energy Resiliency Initiative, the program is geared toward critical facilities, like hospitals, police stations, shelters, communications facilities, grocery … [Read more...]