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How a neighbourhood gets its electricity through local microgrids
Original: # MICROGRID # renewables https://www. lemonde.fr/chaleur-humaine/art icle/2026/10/20/comment-on-fournit-de-l-electricite
Le Monde's Chaleur humaine column examines how a neighbourhood can be supplied with electricity 'in a short circuit', using microgrids that combine local renewable generation and storage. The explainer walks through how such small, local networks operate alongside the main grid, and what they mean for the shift to renewables and more decentralised power supply.
Why now: Growing interest in decentralised, community-level renewable energy solutions amid the broader energy transition debate
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- # MICROGRID # renewables https://www. lemonde.fr/chaleur-humaine/art icle/2026/10/20/comment-on-fournit-de-l-electricite-a-notre-quartier-en-circuit-court_6797853_6125299.html · empedocle@tooting.ch
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