On January 1, 2023, the state of California passed AB2511 requiring all skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to provide a minimum of 96 hours of backup/alternate source power to sustain life-saving equipment and operations that are vital to patient health and safety during prolonged utility outages. Examples provided by the California
What Is a Microgrid? A microgrid is a combination of local energy resources that are coordinated to serve a building or campus and, as needed, maintain electrical services when the main electrical grid goes down. A Microgrid operates as a self-regulating energy system that optimizes power availability, financial performance, and
Terminology: Terminology: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) creates the electrical standards that are almost universally adopted into the National Electrical Code (NEC). These standards are also utilized by Federal agencies, such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS-largest funder of healthcare in the US), and state regulators,
