image licensed by graphic stock microgrids have also received increased attention in recent years, primarily due to support provided by the U.S. Department of Defense. Military microgrids consist of self-sustaining small power grids, which are required to address the mission-critical energy needs of military bases. More recently, community microgrids have emerged as an alternative to address the rising societal demands for electric infrastructures that are able to provide premium reliability and power quality levels while being economical and environmentally friendly. Community microgrids aim primarily at supplying electricity to a group of consumers in a neighborhood or several connected neighborhoods in close proximity (Figure 1). Despite extensive studies on microgrids, very little literature is dedicated to community microgrids. This article discusses community microgrids and elaborates on the different components and anticipated outcomes of these viable deployments. Why community Microgrids? Community microgrids are emerging as a potential solution to address the following trends: 1) residential consumers, who use more than one third of the electric energy produced in the United States, are demanding higher levels of reliability and power quality, 2) the utility grids are experiencing an unprecedented proliferation of intermittent renewable DG, which is motivated by the availability of attractive incentives and regulations IEEE Electrific ation Magazine / Ma rch 2 0 1 5 49