Securing our energy future: three international perspectives on microgrids and distributed renewables as a path toward resilient communities

ABSTRACT

This paper will examine three diverse microgrid cases in the US, Canada, and the European Union. The paper will explore how microgrids can help build resilient communities, facilitate distributed renewable energy, and ultimately lead to a secure energy future. The cases will include both urban and remote settings and compare the social, legal, and policy lessons learned from these cases to advance microgrid policy for long-term community resilience.

KEYWORDS:

• Microgrid
• energy resilience
• distributed generation
• smart grid
• resilient communities
• secure energy future

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

Kevin B. Jones http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9230-6159