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PG&E Advances Deployment of Community Microgrids, Announces New Grant Agreements ...
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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
PG&E announced $30 million in new grant agreements and funding awards for community microgrids in Northern and Central California, building on a previous $43 million investment. These microgrids, employing solar, batteries, and innovative pumped-hydro storage, aim to maintain power for critical community facilities during outages, especially in wildfire-risk areas.
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Community microgrids with advanced storage technologies like pumped hydro are now moving from concept to construction in California. If you're building energy resilience tech, this opens a direct route to collaborate with utilities aiming to keep critical services powered during outages.
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