Last month, the Town of Ridgway and San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) welcomed the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of Ridgway’s first Microgrid for Community Resilience project. The new system provides backup solar and battery power to the Space to Create Decker Room, enabling the space to serve as a Resilience Hub—a community shelter where residents can gather during utility outages, stay warm, charge devices, and access the internet to stay informed.