When a storm knocks out the power, where do families go? For East Central Spokane, the answer is simple: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center With support from Avista's Named Communities Investment Fund, the MLK Center now has eastern Washington's first community-based microgrid. Solar panels, battery storage and a natural gas backup work together to keep the building running during extended outages, so the food pantry stays stocked, childcare keeps going and families have somew