The policy agenda calls for reliability-focused policy actions at the local, state and federal level, including supporting development of domestic supply chains, reforming interconnection, scaling energy storage technology, leveraging the benefits of distributed solar and. The policy agenda calls for reliability-focused policy actions at the local, state and federal level, including supporting development of domestic supply chains, reforming interconnection, scaling energy storage technology, leveraging the benefits of distributed solar and. A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. 2 A microgrid can operate in either grid-connected or in island mode, including entirely off-grid. NLR has been involved in the modeling, development, testing, and deployment of microgrids since 2001. While many of the case studies presented in this report. 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. The report finds that 48 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
