As extreme weather and physical and cyber-attacks on grid infrastructure have led to outages of increased duration, scale, and impact on power customers and communities, policy and regulatory attention has shifted toward innovative investments to improve grid resilience. The reliability and resilience of the United States electric grid is a paramount concern for state and federal policymakers and regulators. Microgrids, localized energy grids that can operate independently from the main grid, are increasingly recognized as a vital component of a sustainable energy. This article is an update covering microgrid policies and implementation in the United States as of 2023. 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. Microgrids allow the three California IOUs to continue delivering electricity when customers would otherwise be de-energized as a result of severe weather, wildfires or other grid conditions. PG&E, SDG&E and SCE are working together to support the development of microgrids in disadvantaged and. The Think Microgrid 2024 State Scorecard uses an evaluation framework that considers five fundamental criteria, each of which is critical to understanding today's market and future opportunities: deployment, policy reform, resilience, market development and equity. The 2024 Scorecard was enhanced.