The Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid: A Beacon for the Community Microgrids of Tomorrow
This blog post highlights the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid as a case study of a successful Community Microgrid project.
Read MoreThe Goleta Load Pocket (GLP) is a disaster-prone, transmission-vulnerable 70-mile stretch of Southern California coastline. An economic analysis conducted by the Clean Coalition shows significant benefits to the GLP over 20 years from adding scalable blocks of 10 megawatts (MW) of solar, 20 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage, or — the most cost-effective and resilient solution — a combination of solar+storage.
Scenarios considered:
Tools and sources used:
Solar+storage projects provide many local benefits, including economic stimulation. They also provide benefits to the larger region and the state, as shown below.
A few key factors to note about this economic analysis:
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This blog post highlights the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid as a case study of a successful Community Microgrid project.
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