During an extreme heat spell several years ago, my house lost power for a week. We were taking care of aging parents and had no power or water. By week’s end, I would have emptied my life’s savings for some working kilowatts. After the power was restored, I quickly forgot the pain and, like most people, again took reliable electricity for … [Read more...]
Groups struggle to find the elusive ‘value of resilience’ as the electric grid reveals its fragility
California opens proceeding on multiproperty microgrids, value of resilience
California is topping off the year by opening its next effort to advance microgrids, part of a far-reaching proceeding underway since 2019 that will now delve into multiproperty microgrids, the value of resilience and community microgrid incentives. Designated as Track 4 (phase 2) and Track 5 of the microgrid docket, the undertaking is … [Read more...]