When extreme weather hits, energy grids can suffer, with power outages displacing communities from essential services. However, microgrids can be a solution. In this episode of Watt's Up, Wisconsin, we break down what exactly microgrids are, and how they create community resilience in the wake of extreme weather.

We talk to Henry Hundt, UW–Madison graduate and sustainability lead at Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, about how microgrids play a role in our net-zero energy future. Then, we turn towards Bayfield County and talk to William (Bill) Bailey of Cheq Bay Renewables and Mark Abeles-Allison, Bayfield County Administrator, to see how a microgrid provided their community resilience.