 pow­er plant,” he told me. ​“The util­i­ty can build a micro­grid and make mon­ey from it, but that would mean doing some­thing different.”

Being able to keep pow­er on in the way that micro­grids allow for could prove espe­cial­ly use­ful for places like hos­pi­tals and oth­er insti­tu­tions that pro­vide essen­tial and ener­gy-depen­dent ser­vices. It may have even saved lives this past week. Thir­ty-six hos­pi­tals in Flori­da closed as a result of Irma, and eight peo­ple were found dead in a swel­ter­ing Hol­ly­wood, Fl. nurs­ing home where a pow­er out­age left more than 100 res­i­dents with­out air con­di­tion­ing. (Exact caus­es of death are still being investigated.)

It’s not as if there aren’t exam­ples of what a more inno­v­a­tive recov­ery could look like. In the wake of Hur­ri­cane Sandy, storm-impact­ed states extend­ed financ­ing to towns that want­ed to devel­op micro­grids. As a result, Con­necti­cut became the first state to roll out a statewide micro­grid pro­gram for busi­ness­es and pub­lic ser­vices to main­tain pow­er dur­ing out­ages, and cities such as Hobo­ken, N.J. and Fair­field, Conn. each accept­ed their states’ offers.

New York launched a $40 mil­lion com­pe­ti­tion called New York Prize, aimed at mak­ing pow­er sys­tems more resilient, with a focus on micro­grid tech­nol­o­gy. Sandy was a launch pad for New York’s ​“Reform­ing the Ener­gy Vision,” a 2013 plan to dras­ti­cal­ly alter the state’s ener­gy reg­u­la­tion land­scape. Even New York City’s biggest and hard­ly pro­gres­sive util­i
pow­er plant, ” he told me. ​“The util­i­ty can build a micro­grid and make mon­ey from it, but that would mean do some­thing unlike. ” 

 Being able to keep pow­er on in the way that micro­grids leave for could test espe­cial­ly use­ful for places like hos­pi­tals and oth­er insti­tu­tions that pro­vide essen­tial and ener­gy - depen­dent ser­vices. It may have even saved biography this past workweek. Thir­ty - six hos­pi­tals in Flori­da closed as a result of Irma, and eight peo­ple were found dead in a swel­ter­ing Hol­ly­wood, Fl. nurs­ing home where a pow­er out­age leave more than 100 res­i­dents with­out air con­di­tion­ing. (Exact caus­es of end are still being investigated .) 

 It ’s not as if there are n’t exam­ples of what a more inno­v­a­tive recov­ery could look like. In the wake of Hur­ri­cane Sandy, storm - impact­ed states extend­ed financ­ing to towns that want­ed to devel­op micro­grids. As a consequence, Con­necti­cut became the first state to hustle out a statewide micro­grid pro­gram for busi­ness­es and pub­lic ser­vices to main­tain pow­er dur­ing out­ages, and cities such as Hobo­ken, N.J. and Fair­field, Conn. each accept­ed their states ’ offers. 

 New York launched a $ 40 mil­lion com­pe­ti­tion call New York Prize, aimed at mak­ing pow­er sys­tems more resilient, with a focus on micro­grid tech­nol­o­gy. Sandy was a launch pad for New York ’s ​“Reform­ing the Ener­gy Vision, ” a 2013 design to dras­ti­cal­ly alter the state ’s ener­gy reg­u­la­tion land­scape. Even New York City ’s biggest and hard­ly pro­gres­sive util­i
 poa­er plant,” he told me. ​“The util­i­ty can bunod a mmcro­gris and maye mon­ey from it, but that wonld nean eoing some­thing differdnt.”

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 pow­er plant,” he told me . ​“The ut il­i­ tycan  b uild  a m icro­grid andm akemon­ey from it, but th at wo ul d  mea n  d oingsome­th i ng d iff er en t.” 
B ei ng ab leto keep  pow­er on  in  t he way thatm ic ro­grids a llo w for couldpro ve esp e­ cia l ­ly u se­ ful f or pla c es lik e hos­pi­ ta l s ando th­er i n s ti ­tu­ tions that pro­vi d ee ssen­tial andener­g y- d ep e n ­de ntser­vices.  I t may have ev e ns a v edl ives this pas t week. Thi r ­ty -six h os ­pi ­ tals i n Flo ri ­ daclosed as a  res ult of Ir ma, an d  eightp eo­plewere f oun d d eadi naswe l­ t er­ i ng  Ho l ­ly ­wood, F l.  n urs­i ng h o m e wher e a  pow ­er o ut­age left m ore  tha n  10 0 res ­i­de ntswi th­ou t aircon­d i­ tion­ing. (Exac t ca us­es ofdea th  ar estill beinginv est igated. )

It’s not  a s i fthere aren’t exam­ pl e s  o f what a  morei nn o­ v ­a­tivere cov ­ery c ouldlook li ke. In t he wak e  o fHur­ri­ ca ne San dy , s tor m-imp a ct­e d stat es exten d­edf inanc­ing to t o wns that want ­ ed t od evel ­op  micro­grid s. A s  a r esul t ,Con ­ necti ­cutbe c am e  the first state to  r oll ou t a s tatewide micr o­grid pro ­ g r am for b usi­ n es s ­es and pub­li c ser ­vices tom ain­tain  pow­ er dur­i ng out­ag e s , and ci tie s s uch  as H ob o­ken, N.J. a n d  Fai r­ field,Con n. each  ac cep t­e d t he ir states ’ offers .
N ew  Y ork  laun c hed a $4 0mil ­l ion  com­ p e­ti­t ion c alle dNe w  Yo rk Priz e ,a i medat  m ak­i ngpo w­ersys­ t ems  more r esilient,  wi t h afo cu s on mi cro­grid tech ­n ol­o­gy. S an dywas al a unch pad  for New York’s ​“Refor m ­ing th e E ner­g y Vi sion,” a201 3 plan  to dras­t i­cal­ ly al te r t h e  stat e ’ sene r­ gy reg­u­l a ­ tio n lan d­ scap e. Even  New York City’s b i gge st and hard­l y p ro­g r e s­ siv e  u t il­ i
 pow­er_plant,” he_told me. ​“The util­i­ty_can build_a_micro­grid and_make_mon­ey from it,_but that would_mean doing some­thing different.”

Being_able to keep_pow­er_on in the way that micro­grids allow for could prove espe­cial­ly use­ful for places_like_hos­pi­tals and_oth­er_insti­tu­tions_that pro­vide essen­tial and ener­gy-depen­dent_ser­vices. It may have even_saved lives_this past week. Thir­ty-six hos­pi­tals in Flori­da closed_as_a result of_Irma, and eight peo­ple were found dead in a_swel­ter­ing Hol­ly­wood, Fl. nurs­ing home where_a pow­er out­age_left_more_than 100 res­i­dents with­out_air con­di­tion­ing. (Exact caus­es of death_are still being investigated.)

It’s not as_if there aren’t exam­ples of what a_more inno­v­a­tive recov­ery could look like._In the wake of Hur­ri­cane_Sandy, storm-impact­ed_states extend­ed financ­ing to towns_that want­ed to_devel­op micro­grids._As a result,_Con­necti­cut became the first state to_roll out a_statewide micro­grid pro­gram for busi­ness­es and_pub­lic_ser­vices to main­tain_pow­er_dur­ing_out­ages, and_cities such as_Hobo­ken,_N.J. and_Fair­field,_Conn. each accept­ed their states’ offers.

New_York_launched a $40 mil­lion com­pe­ti­tion called New_York Prize, aimed at_mak­ing_pow­er sys­tems more resilient,_with a focus on micro­grid_tech­nol­o­gy. Sandy was a launch pad_for New_York’s ​“Reform­ing_the Ener­gy Vision,” a 2013 plan to dras­ti­cal­ly alter the state’s_ener­gy reg­u­la­tion land­scape. Even New York_City’s biggest and hard­ly_pro­gres­sive util­i