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The global field guide to local power

The world’s microgrids, mapped.

Explore the projects, technologies, and markets reshaping how communities make and manage energy.

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What is a microgrid?

A microgrid is a local energy system that coordinates power generation, storage, and demand inside a defined boundary. It can stay connected to the wider grid—or island and keep critical loads running on its own.

Understand the major microgrid types

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Market intelligence

Follow the forces shaping deployment.

Place matters. Policy, reliability, fuel cost, and energy access create a different microgrid case in every market.

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North America

Resilience, critical infrastructure, campuses, and defense installations drive a diverse market.

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Africa & Middle East

Energy access, remote industry, and the economics of avoided fuel shape deployment.

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Asia

Island systems, industrial campuses, and dense urban test beds accelerate technical variety.

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Islands & remote places

High imported-fuel costs make renewables, storage, and local control especially valuable.

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System taxonomy

Microgrids are built for a job.

From a university campus to a remote island, the load, operating model, and reason for islanding shape the system.

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  1. 01

    Campus microgrids

    Coordinate generation, thermal systems, storage, and flexible loads across universities, hospitals, corporate sites, or military campuses.

  2. 02

    Community microgrids

    Serve multiple homes, businesses, and public facilities with shared local generation and resilience goals.

  3. 03

    Island microgrids

    Balance isolated grids where imported fuel is expensive and wind, solar, storage, and dispatchable power must work together.

  4. 04

    Remote microgrids

    Deliver reliable power beyond the reach of a strong utility grid, often reducing diesel use with renewables and batteries.

  5. 05

    Military microgrids

    Prioritize mission assurance, secure islanding, fuel resilience, and continuity for critical defense loads.

Common questions

Microgrid answers, without the jargon.

What is a microgrid?

A microgrid is a local energy system that coordinates generation, storage, and loads within a defined boundary. It can operate with the wider grid or disconnect and run independently.

Why do organizations build microgrids?

Organizations use microgrids to improve resilience, integrate renewable energy, manage peak demand, electrify remote places, and keep critical services operating during outages.

What is included in this directory?

The directory preserves 197 geocoded projects from the original Microgrid Projects research archive, with reported capacity where it was published. Records are historical and should be independently verified.

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