The electrical grid is an interconnected network that delivers electricity from the generation sources to the consumers. It consists of generating stations that produce electrical power, high voltage transmissions lines that carry power from distant sources to demand centers, and distribution lines that connect individual consumers. The current conventional electrical grid is not capable of handling the new wave of technologies and natural disasters. As new renewable generation assets are added to the grid and as increasingly severe climate disruptions impact infrastructure, grid technologies must be updated to improve flexibility and security. Two grid technologies that offer promising solutions to the modern problems affecting the current grid are microgrids that improve the grid's resiliency to disruptive events, and smart technologies that allow for further deployment of innovative technologies and distributed resources.