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Goleta Load Pocket Community Microgrid (GLPCM)
Media and event listings
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)
Contact us/get involved
To learn more or to get involved in the Goleta Load Pocket Community Microgrid, contact Gregory Young at gregory@clean-coalition.org.
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