Full Title: Remote Grids Powering Isolated Customers
Author(s): Mac Keller and Carina Wallack
Publisher(s): Smart Electric Power Alliance
Publication Date: October 5, 2023
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Description (excerpt):
Devastating wildfires have been a near constant in this summer’s news. The recent tragic wildfires in Maui killed over 100 people and displaced thousands, marking the most deadly U.S. wildfire since 1918. This year was also Canada’s worst wildfire season in modern history with more than 33 million acres burned as of late August 2023. The impacts of the smoke from Canada also brought some of the worst air quality in the world to Chicago, New York City, Detroit, and Washington D.C. As wildfires become more common and more severe, remote grid systems provide a new risk reduction solution and can ensure safe, reliable, and clean electricity. In June, SEPA’s Microgrids Working Group hosted a meeting with Pacific Gas & Electric, New Sun Road, Boxpower to discuss remote grids and their ability to keep remote areas powered.