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#grid Fixes
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Nov 11 2017 02:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
It took more than 10 days, of around-the-clock work, to restore electricity to
. . . 350,000 customers after fires struck California wine country last month.
Returning service to all
. . . 4.4 million power customers in Florida,
. . . after Hurricane Irma took almost as long, and
70% of Puerto Ricans still lack power,
. . . 6 weeks after Hurricane Maria.
Such crippling outages contribute to
. . . $250 billion, in economic losses globally every year.
Batteries:
. . . . . . cut waste,
. . . . . . saving customers money, while
. . . . . . reducing pollution.
Microgrids, specialized energy systems,
. . . can serve a defined area, regardless of whether the main power grid is active,
. . . through the use of localized generation, such as:
. . . . . . solar,
. . . . . . wind and other
. . . . . . renewable sources.
11-11-2017 Source: #Grid Fixes
. . . 350,000 customers after fires struck California wine country last month.
Returning service to all
. . . 4.4 million power customers in Florida,
. . . after Hurricane Irma took almost as long, and
70% of Puerto Ricans still lack power,
. . . 6 weeks after Hurricane Maria.
Such crippling outages contribute to
. . . $250 billion, in economic losses globally every year.
Batteries:
. . . . . . cut waste,
. . . . . . saving customers money, while
. . . . . . reducing pollution.
Microgrids, specialized energy systems,
. . . can serve a defined area, regardless of whether the main power grid is active,
. . . through the use of localized generation, such as:
. . . . . . solar,
. . . . . . wind and other
. . . . . . renewable sources.
11-11-2017 Source: #Grid Fixes
