This pilot project, recommended by the PowerPath DC Pilot Projects Governance Board, seeks to modernize the District's energy distribution system by implementing a neighborhood-scale microgrid that serves approximately 50-200 residences and buildings. DC microgrids are revolutionizing energy systems by offering efficient, reliable, and sustainable solutions to modern power grid challenges. This pilot project, recommended by the PowerPath DC Pilot Projects Governance Board, seeks to modernize the District's energy. With the goal of supporting a long-term lunar base, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated to develop and evaluate resilient direct current (DC) microgrids that included power electronics-based interconnections from multiple DC. DOE RD&D activities drive grid technology evolution to support grid modernization and provide long-term transformational strategies to ensure that electricity delivery systems can support evolving generation and new types of loads, including distributed energy resources, while operating reliably. Apart from the resiliency benefits of DC microgrids, DC power distribution can provide efficiency gains, since multiple AC/DC conversions are avoided. Whether you're powering homes, factories, or compute clusters, AEG delivers the DC infrastructure that makes clean energy work at scale. This field is for validation purposes and.