Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.
. . . throughout the summer, a microgrid system,
. . . has provided most the electricity for Cuttyhunk residents,
. . . as well as summer boaters visiting its harbor.
The island, which has 174 electric meters,
. . . had previously relied solely on
. . . 30,000 gallons of diesel-powered generation,
. . . with fuel delivered by barge for all its electricity.
The new Cuttyhunk microgrid comprises,
. . . 1,020 solar panels with maximum output of,
. . . 351.9 kW, plus
. . . 1,000 kWh of electric storage in a bank of lithium-ion batteries.
The project was supported by a U.S. Agriculture Department rural electrification grant.
8-31-2017 Source: #Solar power microgrid
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