microgrid

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noun

A very small grid.

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Meanings

nounmicrogrid (plural microgrids)

plural microgrids

  1. A very small grid.

    A plastic microgrid on a glass slide is put onto a water surface (a), so that the microgrid bars (with trapezoidal cross section) float on the surface with shorter edge down (b).

    2017, Frances M. Ross, Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy (page 376)
  2. A small power supply grid containing distributed generation of electricity.

    One buzzy mitigation is the microgrid: small-scale local electricity networks which combine energy generation, typically from solar or wind, and battery storage to power a town or community.

    2026 June 13, Alice Fisher, “Can robots build new towns?”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
minigrid

Origin

From micro- + grid.

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APA

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Chicago

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