The article analyzes the regulatory and policy frameworks that influence the development and adoption of microgrids and highlights the roadblocks encountered in the process. Authorized by Section 40101(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program is designed to strengthen and modernize America's power grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and other natural disasters that are exacerbated by the climate. However, microgrids are highly specialized and complex, and lead to questions around ownership and operation, cost allocation, distribution of benefits, siting and configuration, and more. Department of Energy, and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). Microgrids offer a pathway to this future by providing opportunities to reduce costs and emissions while bolstering the resilience of the nation's electricity system. A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid.
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