Status report: Streamlining WDG interconnection
Communications Director Rosana Francescato provides an update on interconnection for wholesale distributed generation in this Energy Central article.
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Media and event listings
Events
- IFMA California Central Coast Chapter annual meeting
- Science & Engineering Council Luncheon
- Climate Change: Local Answers for Green Energy
- Webinar: Bringing unparalleled resilience to the Santa Barbara region via a Community Microgrid
- Green Drinks Ojai
- Microgrid 2019 Conference
- Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative Public Meeting
Media coverage
- 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 (January 7, 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 (December 20, 2019)
- Clean Coalition and Sage Energy brings microgrid initiative to Santa Barbara Unified School District | pv magazine (December 19, 2019)
- Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience | Solar Builder (December 19, 2019)
- Santa Barbara School District Looks at 18 Sites for Microgrids. Intends to Issue RFP | Microgrid Knowledge (December 18, 2019)
- Clean Coalition helps Santa Barbara Unified School District start massive solar microgrid initiative | Solar Power World (December 18, 2019)
- Santa Barbara County Strauss Wind Energy Project | T&D World (December 16, 2019)
- Wind generation project southwest of Lompoc approved by Santa Barbara County planners | Santa Ynez Valley News (November 20, 2019)
- Strauss Wind Energy Project Will Help Propel County Into Energy-Resilient Future | Noozhawk (November 18, 2019)
- Craig Lewis: Community Microgrids Are the Answer to Keep the Lights On | Noozhawk (August 10, 2019)
- South Coast making a power play | Pacific Coast Business Times (March 29, 2019)
- Creating a Greener Grid | Solutions News (March 15, 2019)
- Montecito Community Microgrid Moves Forward with Fire District Support | Voice Magazine (March 8, 2019)
- Something to copy: Montecito Fire Protection District Board supports renewable energy-based microgrid | Solar Builder (March 7, 2019)
- Montecito Community Microgrid Emerges from Mudslides and Wildfires | Microgrid Knowledge (March 7, 2019)
- Community Microgrids – a model for more than utilities? | Enterprise Times (March 7, 2019)
- Montecito Fire Protection District Solar Microgrid To Be A National Model | CeanTechnica (March 5, 2019)
- California community hit by wildfires moves to set up community microgrid | Solar Power World (March 4, 2019)
- Microgrid moves forward | Montecito Journal (February 28, 2019)
- Montecito Explores Microgrid for Emergency Services | Santa Barbara Independent (November 23, 2018)
- Can Montecito Go Solar? World Business Academy Launches Microgrid Project | Noozhawk (November 14, 2018)
- Clean Coalition, World Business Academy Pave Way for Microgrid Initiative in Montecito | Noozhawk (July 2, 2018)
- Montecito sets course for emergency energy independence | Santa Barbara News-Press (April 30, 2018)
- Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative will provide energy resilience to the region | pv magazine (April 30, 2018)
- Montecito Community to Implement Microgrid Initiative | Voice Magazine (April 27, 2018)
- Taking Initiative | Montecito Journal (April 26, 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 (December 18, 2019)
- Montecito Fire Protection District Board unanimously votes to proceed with Community Microgrid efforts (March 4, 2019)
- Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative will provide energy resilience to the region (April 24, 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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