What Is a Microgrid? How They Work and Why They're Suddenly Everywhere | OilPrice.com Michael Kern What I Cover My focus spans the global energy landscape and the technologies reshaping it, specifically focusing on oil and gas, renewables, and tech-driven market… More Info Premium Content By Michael Kern – Jul 18, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT Microgrids generate, store, and manage their own power, and can disconnect from the utility grid entirely during outages. Real-world systems, from UC San Diego's 92 percent self-powered campus to Puerto Rico's community microgrids, show the technology already works at scale. AI data centers are now…