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Title: ABR Electric Joins Schneider Electric's 2025 Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure Initiative, Bringing Next-Generation Microgrid and Smart Grid Technology to North Texas

 McKinney, Texas, United States, 11th Nov 2025 – Four years after Winter Storm Uri claimed at least 246 lives and caused up to $130 billion in economic damage, Texas is experiencing unprecedented growth in microgrid installations as businesses and institutions seek energy independence from an increasingly stressed power grid.Commercial microgrid installations in Texas have grown exponentially from approximately 20 systems in 2016 to more than 300 today—nearly doubling in just the past five years, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy analyzed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas."Texas has more than doubled its commercial microgrid deployment in the past five years," said Prithvi Kalkunte, an economic programmer with the Dallas Fed. "What we're seeing is businesses taking energy security into their own hands rather than waiting for grid-level solutions."The State's $1.8 Billion CommitmentThe Texas Legislature approved $1.8 billion in funding for the Texas Backup Power Package Program in 2025, marking a significant shift toward distributed energy resilience. The program will support deployment of small-scale, on-site energy systems at essential locations including hospitals, water treatment plants, nursing homes, and police and fire stations."ERCOT pointed out in November of last year, if we had a winter storm similar to Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, there was an 80% likelihood of rolling blackouts," noted Ed Hirs, UH Energy Fellow at the University of Houston. "Prior to that 2021 storm, the likelihood was only 5%."ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas acknowledged publicly that "the reality is risk is increasing. We're all seeing it," emphasizing the need for smart infrastructure investments.Energy-as-a-Service Removes Financial BarriersA key driver of microgr...

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