Goleta Load Pocket Community Microgrid (GLPCM)

Events

• Valuing Resilience in Solar+Storage Microgrids: A New Critical Load Tiering Approach (11 August 2020)
• Community Energy Resilience Webinar: Resilient Schools, Safe Communities (8 July 2020)
• Identifying optimal locations for Community Microgrids (18 March 2020)
• IFMA California Central Coast Chapter annual meeting (6 February 2020)
• Science & Engineering Council Luncheon (11 Sep 2019)
• Climate Change: Local Answers for Green Energy (22 August 2019)
• Webinar: Bringing unparalleled resilience to the Santa Barbara region via a Community Microgrid (25 July 2019)
• Green Drinks Ojai (24 June 2019)
• Microgrid 2019 Conference (14-16 May 2019)
• Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative Public Meeting (14 November 2018)

Media coverage

• 40-MWh energy storage system to come online in SCE territory in December | Solar Power World (27 August 2020)
• Construction begins on renewable energy project | Santa Barbara News-Press (27 August 2020)
• Carpinteria gets clean energy boost with new big battery project | Coastal View (26 August 2020)
• Santa Barbara Prepares for New Normal of Natural Disasters and Power Shutoffs | Transmission & Distribution World (3 August 2020)
• An ambitious Residential Solar Microgrid initiative launches in Southern California | Energy Central (16 June 2020)
• Santa Barbara, California Seeks Bids for at Least Six School Microgrids, Solar and Storage | Microgrid Knowledge (21 May 2020)
• Turning to alternative energy saves taxpayer dollars | Santa Barbara News-Press (10 January 2020)
• Santa Barbara School District plans to go off grid with microgrid and solar | Smart Energy Decisions (8 January 2020)
• Santa Barbara School Campuses to Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Noozhawk (7 January 2020)
• Solar microgrids and charging stations to be placed at schools | Edhat Santa Barbara (5 January 2020)
• California presses ahead with new microgrid plans | Homer Microgrid News (3 January 2020)
• S.B. School District to Go Off the Grid | Santa Barbara Independent (3 January 2020)
• Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience | Solar Builder Magazine (20 December 2019)
• Clean Coalition and Sage Energy brings microgrid initiative to Santa Barbara Unified School District | pv magazine (19 December 2019)
• Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience | Solar Builder (19 December 2019)
• Santa Barbara School District Looks at 18 Sites for Microgrids. Intends to Issue RFP | Microgrid Knowledge (18 December 2019)
• Clean Coalition helps Santa Barbara Unified School District start massive solar microgrid initiative | Solar Power World (18 December 2019)
• Santa Barbara County Strauss Wind Energy Project | T&D World (16 December 2019)
• Wind generation project southwest of Lompoc approved by Santa Barbara County planners | Santa Ynez Valley News (20 November 2019)
• Strauss Wind Energy Project Will Help Propel County Into Energy-Resilient Future | Noozhawk (18 November 2019)
• Craig Lewis: Community Microgrids Are the Answer to Keep the Lights On | Noozhawk (10 August 2019)
• South Coast making a power play | Pacific Coast Business Times (29 March 2019)
• Creating a Greener Grid | Solutions News (15 March 2019)
• Montecito Community Microgrid Moves Forward with Fire District Support | Voice Magazine (8 March 2019)
• Something to copy: Montecito Fire Protection District Board supports renewable energy-based microgrid | Solar Builder (7 March 2019)
• Montecito Community Microgrid Emerges from Mudslides and Wildfires | Microgrid Knowledge (7 March 2019)
• Community Microgrids – a model for more than utilities? | Enterprise Times (7 March 2019)
• Montecito Fire Protection District Solar Microgrid To Be A National Model | CeanTechnica (5 March 2019)
• California community hit by wildfires moves to set up community microgrid | Solar Power World (4 March 2019)
• Microgrid moves forward | Montecito Journal (28 February 2019)
• Montecito Explores Microgrid for Emergency Services | Santa Barbara Independent (23 November 2018)
• Can Montecito Go Solar? World Business Academy Launches Microgrid Project | Noozhawk (14 November 2018)
• Clean Coalition, World Business Academy Pave Way for Microgrid Initiative in Montecito | Noozhawk (2 July 2018)
• Montecito sets course for emergency energy independence | Santa Barbara News-Press (30 April 2018)
• Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative will provide energy resilience to the region | pv magazine (30 April 2018)
• Montecito Community to Implement Microgrid Initiative | Voice Magazine (27 April 2018)
• Taking Initiative | Montecito Journal (26 April 2018)

Press releases

• Clean Coalition and Sage Energy Consulting partner to stage solar-driven microgrids and electric vehicle charging at schools throughout the Santa Barbara Unified School District (18 December 2019)
• Montecito Fire Protection District Board unanimously votes to proceed with Community Microgrid efforts (4 March 2019)
• Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative will provide energy resilience to the region (24 April 2018)