TECH FOCUS: GROUND VEHICLES AND ELECTRIFICATION Grid resiliency, the backbone of electrification Electric vehicle charging stations and U.S. interstates as of February 2022. Click the map for more detail. sources like solar and wind, as well as supporting the advancement of innovative solutions like microgrid and energy-service solutions. A microgrid is an individual or a small network of electricity consumers with a local source of electricity. This microgrid is usually connected to a traditional, centralized utility grid, but can function independently of that utility. A microgrid can potentially generate revenue for its user/ operators in the form of feeding excess electricity back into the utility's grid. Other benefits include: 24 January 2024 * Instantaneous power. * Flexible energy sources (i.e., solar and/or wind). * Asset diversification. * Increased renewable content. * Peak shaving. * Demand response. * Frequency regulation. * Increased Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits, where there is an LCFS program. Energy-service solutions is an outgrowth of a microgrid operation: the operator of the microgrid provides the electricity it generates to its customers. Benefits here include: * Capital expenditures, operational and maintenance costs, and other costs all bundled together. * The electricity provider can pass on the value of renewable energy tax credits and LCFS credits. * Energy can be sold to fleets through a power UPDATE Esrihttps://experience.arcgis.com/experience/984572ed531a4c3d981367b344c78bb5/page/Page/?rsource=https%3A%2F%2Flinks.esri.com%2FEVChargingStations