Albert Munoz WIKIMEDIA/U.S. AIR FORCE - PUBLIC DOMAIN The United States Armed Forces utilized the hub and spoke model to deliver aid in Honduras after a 1998 hurricane. The microgrid coupled with the hub will exhibit antifragility in its ability to continue to operate and serve as a distribution channel for disaster relief. Microgrids for Disaster Management An Ethical Risk Perspective M icrogrids are interconnected distributed energy generation and storage systems that can act as either an extension of the existing grid or operate independently of the grid, in so-called "island mode" [1]. As a power supply technology, microgrids are attractive as they can be more reliable than existing infrastructure and reduce societies' reliance on nonrenewable energy sources [1]. As a valid alternative to reliance on centralized electricity generation and grid distribution, microgrids have value that materializes when disasters render grids inoperable and microgrids remain as Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2019.2948443 Date of current version: 2 December 2019 70 0278-0097/19©2019IEEE islands of service. It is these specific disaster conditions that reveal the latent value of microgrids as disaster management tools, whereas under nondisaster conditions, their value remains hidden. Microgrids can thus be leveraged to manage disaster relief efforts while remaining connected to donor sources and the broader humanitarian relief supply chain. Although microgrids are expected to increase in popularity [1], economic justifications for microgrid uptake may be missing some key elements that capture latent utility in the event of disasters. Such benefits, apparent only in extreme situations, are difficult to quantify as are many latent socio-technical benefits that extend far beyond cost-benefit analyses. One of the commonly reported benefits of microgrids is their ability to remain operational when the broader grid is inoperable, by exploiting the designed flexibility [2]. The flexibility of IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE ∕ DECEMBER 2019