# The (micro)grid of the future

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Podcast: [Ask MIT Climate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-mit-climate-81054)
Published: 2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://askmitclimate.org
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Duration seconds: 815

## Resource

As the world strives to make energy cleaner, cheaper, and more accessible, what can local models offer that a big utility can’t—and the other way round?

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