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Rooftop solar PV in the foreground as part of a microgrid project in Humboldt County, California. Image: Schatz Energy Research Center

California investor-owned utility PG&E picks community microgrids for US$43 million funding

March 28, 2025
Utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced intent to award up to US$43 million in grant funding for nine new community-driven microgrids in California, US. 
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