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Engineers know that developing an entirely new system,
. . . for operating the grid won't be simple.
. . . They call for plug-and-play distributed energy,
. . . but you need a distributed architecture for that.

04-26-2015 Source:  plug-and-play distributed energy

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England's Community powered Solar Farm, generates 7% interest,
. . . row upon row of high tech solar panels spreading out over 23 acres,
. . . quietly harvesting the sunlight on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Willersey.
. . . If you didn't know it was there, you would miss it.
Willersey farm, with its poor soil, unsuitable for growing crops, was the perfect site.

04-27-2015 Source: Solar Farm

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As far as conventional utility suppliers are concerned,
. . . It’s one thing for Peak demand to disappear, in the middle of the day,
. . . thanks to Solar.

It’s something else entirely,
. . . if that disappearance extends into the evening, and overnight,
. . . thanks to storage.

Because, Now a large chunk of,
. . . utility suppliers revenues would have disappeared, as well,
. . . thanks to Solar + Storage.

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SolarCity comes to N.H.
. . . last year they installed solar panels on 100,000 homes.

In Massachusetts, SolarCity’s business is helped by generous state incentives,
. . . which in the Granite State are more modest,
but, the 2 states share at least one thing,
. . . expensive electricity.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than
. . . $53 million for 40 research and development (R&D) projects,
. . . that aim to drive down the cost of solar energy.

The awards build upon the DOE's previous investments,
. . . made under its SunShot Initiative, a collaborative effort,
. . . to make solar fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources,
. . . by the end of the decade.

04-29-2015 Source:  DOE

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How about an Office on Wheels?