In January 2025, fires tore through the Santa Monica Mountains, devastating communities in Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu. As residents begin the difficult process of rebuilding, they face crucial decisions around how to rebuild their homes to ensure sustainability and resilience. The Green Rebuild Initiative (GRI) aims to facilitate sustainable and resilience rebuilds by offering super green home designs that serve as templates, featuring 100% electric and Net Zero Energy (NZE) homes that are supported by Solar Microgrids that deliver unparalleled energy resilience. Additionally, the GRI is curating a corral of green architects, builders, and other collaborators that can implement those designs into new homes for property owners in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and everywhere beyond.

This webinar explored how Community Microgrids are revolutionizing energy resilience and sustainability across diverse regions, from Ann Arbor to California and Hawaii. This webinar showcased real-world examples of how communities are overcoming barriers to deploy Community Microgrid solutions that deliver unparalleled economic, environmental, and resilience benefits.

Given resource shortfalls and high RA contract prices, California needs a pathway that enables all resource configurations to receive value for providing capacity and helping sustain the grid. The missing piece is a streamlined pathway that enables front-of-meter, distribution-connected resources to qualify for Local Resource Adequacy (RA) contracts.

Large-scale renewable energy projects often encounter community opposition due to concerns about environmental impacts, public safety, and a lack of understanding about the importance of local renewables in sustaining the grid. While policies have facilitated state permitting pathways for renewable energy infrastructure, local pushback may still make siting a project difficult. Developers must actively engage with, and provide benefits to, host communities to ensure projects are seen as beneficial rather than disruptive.

The Clean Coalition is proud to offer the Solar Microgrid Methodology (SMM) curriculum, a six-week program designed to prepare the next generation of clean energy professionals. This practical course teaches students how to design, analyze, and size solar microgrids using industry-standard tools like HelioScope and Energy Toolbase. With a focus on real-world applications, the SMM curriculum is perfect for students, instructors, and institutions looking to advance their expertise in renewable energy and grid resilience. Get in touch to learn how this curriculum can be integrated into your programs!