The report discusses three trends in grid modernization actions taken in Q2 2025: (1) states mandating procurement of energy storage, (2) lawmakers implementing rules governing microgrid deployment, and (3) states integrating technology requirements into distribution and. The report discusses three trends in grid modernization actions taken in Q2 2025: (1) states mandating procurement of energy storage, (2) lawmakers implementing rules governing microgrid deployment, and (3) states integrating technology requirements into distribution and. The 50 States of Grid Modernization quarterly report from NC Clean Energy Technology Center identified policy trends related to grid modernization across the 2025 legislative session. A composite image assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite. Image: Robert Simmon, NASA Earth. Numerous state and federal statutes and non-legislative state actions, such as governors' directives, have focused on the deployment of resilience investments, such as microgrids, as a tool to help mitigate the impacts of power outages, integrate more clean energy within the grid, support more. The development of the U. Department of Energy (DOE) Microgrid Program Strategy started around December 2020. The purpose was to define strategic research and development (R&D) areas for the DOE Office of Electricity (OE) Microgrids R&D (MGRD) Program to support its vision and accomplish its. Greentech Renewables has previously covered microgrid overviews, regulations, and simulation technologies. There has been a substantial evolution in American microgrid development in the early. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response. These unique systems represent a specific form of electric resilience—the ability to maintain power locally even in the face of wider system.
