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PG&E selects six microgrids, Massachusetts awards US$40 million - Energy-Storage.News
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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
PG&E has selected six new community microgrid projects in California with a US$30 million investment to enhance local energy resilience, particularly in vulnerable and high wildfire risk areas. Concurrently, Massachusetts awarded US$40 million to 36 battery energy storage system projects to improve energy reliability at critical community facilities.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.
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You have an open door to supply community-scale microgrid tech in California and Massachusetts as funding targets localised renewable energy and long-duration storage to uphold critical services during outages. This move fast-tracks your chance to work with utilities prioritising wildfire resilience and remote community power security.
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