microgrid
nounEtymology From micro- + grid.
1
A very small grid, especially a small power supply grid containing distributed generation of electricity.
- One buzzy mitigation is the microgrid: small-scale local electricity networks which combine energy generation, typically from solar or wind, and battery storage to power a town or community.2026 June 13, Alice Fisher, “Can robots build new towns?”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
- Derived terms
- multimicrogrid