In response to customer demand for increased resiliency, Xcel Energy’s Wisconsin utility is proposing a microgrid pilot program that could include 22 projects. By TWStock/Shutterstock.com Northern States Power’s Resiliency Service Pilot would be capped at 30 MW, with a third of the capacity dedicated to governmental and nonprofit entities, according to a Dec. 9 filing at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (Docket ID: 4220-TE-106) “The company believes the pilot will lower upfront costs for participants, and provide a positive customer experience, through customized combinations of resiliency service assets that meet customers’ specific resiliency and reliability needs,” NSP said. Program fills customer’s resilience needs