MICROGRIDS PROVIDE STABILITY TO US CITIES AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

摘要

"Resilience" is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; and is therefore a crucial factor when considering the modernization of critical power infrastructures for the durability and longevity of the electric grid. 2012's Superstorm Sandy, having torn through the US Northeast, leaving 8.5 million in the dark, provided the timely catalyst for US leaders and policy makers to investigate the overdue upgrade and reinforcement of the aging regional electricity grid.