Elisa Wood

Reinventing the state grid, the NYPA focuses on 7 projects to keep hospitals open, prisons secure and other critical functions working during outages.

Thanks to a new report, The Granite State might soon follow in the footsteps of its Northeastern neighbors.

The Empire State is building a new empire of resiliency and renewables.

The former Hunters Point shipyard could become the testbed of a plug-and-play solar microgrid that would serve 20,000 utility customers.

Central Hudson Gas & Electric's two-year plan includes building microgrids and increasing community solar. 

The Alcatraz microgrid stands as a model for installing modern energy technology under difficult terms. Historical structures had to be kept intact and equipment protected from the elements. Here's how Princeton Power Systems accomplished the task.

It's not all about California. The most recent U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index shows green buildings in the frozen North and peachy South as well.

The United States ranked a "disappointing" 13 out of 16 nations in a recent study by the ACEEE. 

It takes a lot of power to keep the lights on and the research humming at a big university — yet UT Austin achieves 86 percent efficiency.

Here's how state-level policies set precedents for U.S. microgrid adoption.