Download or read book Resilience Through Electric Microgrid Policy written by Joshua Ariel Laufer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Electric microgrids have become an increasingly attractive technology solution for states looking to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure to extreme weather events and climate change. Although most states have pursued their development, there are significant differences between states in terms of levels of policy support and planning. What is driving the observed differences in policy outcomes for states across the U.S.? Furthermore, whether current policies and patterns of electric microgrid development are working towards or against a more democratic energy future, and whether state and local governments are learning from each other in implementing these policies have been under-explored. This dissertation addresses these three lines of inquiry. Chapter 1 defines how the electric grid is vulnerable, what electric microgrids are and how they can mitigate the hazards facing the electric grid, what ownership models exist for them, and what research questions drive this dissertation. Chapter 2 combines a quantitative analysis of drivers of adoption and strength of electric microgrid policy with policy sequencing theory. Chapter 3 explores comparisons of the electric microgrid policies in Massachusetts, New York, and the largest city within each state to better understand whether they are consistent with the goals of energy democracy. Chapter 4 takes the same cases in Chapter 3 but compares their electric microgrid policies to better understand the development of their policies using the analytical lenses of policy diffusion and policy learning. The combination of locations and technologies studied herein are unrepresented in their respective literatures. The conclusion revisits the findings of these chapters, contextualizes them in their respective literatures, and makes recommendations for future research topics on electric microgrid policy"--Author's abstract.