By 2023, Southeast Salem will see the state’s first community microgrid. In an emergency, this facility would provide power to six apartment buildings, over 30 homes and a handful of government buildings. Trevor Smith is the public information officer for the City of Salem. Darren Murtaugh is the senior manager of Portland General Electric’s grid edge solutions team. They both join us to share how this microgrid works and what it could mean for the future of Salem and the state.