Community Microgrids From All Angles NREL To Play a Major Part in Microgrid Innovation for American Communities Feb. 26, 2021 A modest description of microgrids would mention their role in energy resilience. A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) description might go further and describe microgrids as the cornerstone of future energy operations. In either case, integration comes first, which is why the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced in 2020 that it would award $34 million to energy systems integration projects, with a portion committed to developing community microgrids. With a share of SETO funding, NREL will lead and contribute to multiple projects that