PANTON — Green Mountain Power (GMP) will break ground this spring on what it called a cutting-edge utility microgrid in Panton, pioneering a new way to keep the power on for residents, farms and municipal buildings in the town center during power outages. A microgrid is essentially a smaller grid that can operate independently, disconnecting from the larger grid during outages. GMP officials said Panton is the perfect place for this innovative work because it leverages GMP’s existing 4.9-megawatt solar faci … (read more)
