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Davis County Schools are using their Mustang Mobile Microgrid—a solar-powered, eight-hour mobile generator—to run a mobile hospital trailer that will vaccinate up to 280 people against measles, aiding southern Iowa’s outbreak response; funded largely by an Iowa Rural Development grant via the Iowa Energy Office, the system is designed for emergency use and can serve other districts in need.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate disaster preparedness grants, including funding for microgrid projects in Washington and Oregon, after they were abruptly halted in 2025. These grants, part of FEMA's BRIC program, aim to help communities prepare for disasters like wildfires and earthquakes, and their reinstatement is seen as crucial for rural hospitals and communities' resilience. The decision has brought hope to project leaders, despite concerns about potential appeals.
Florida has surpassed California in solar growth for the first time, driven mainly by utility-scale projects and favorable regulations, with over 3 gigawatts of new capacity in 2022. Despite policy challenges and reliance on natural gas, Florida's acceptance of solar and innovative microgrid projects are key factors in its rising prominence in the solar industry.
GM is partnering with Redwood Materials to repurpose used and new EV batteries for stationary energy storage, including a 12 MW microgrid in Nevada that supplies power to a data center, aiming to expand grid-scale storage and reduce waste from EV batteries.