Micro Grids: Prototypes for the Smart Grid

Of the total energy consumed in the U.S. only 0.3% comes from solar and 1.65% comes from wind.  Electric utilities are cautious about adding these intermittent renewable energy sources to the current grid.  Clean Coalition's mission is to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and a modern grid through technical, policy, and project development expertise.   Their Community Microgrid Initiative will demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of high penetrations of local renewables.  Come learn about how Clean Coalition is working with electric utilites to create microgrid demonstration projects, including one in San Francisco.  What percentage renewable is feasible on the microgrids?  What innovations can be modeled on the microgrid for grid-wide deployment?  What are the opportunities, challenges, risks, timeline, lessons learned, and successes so far?

Speaker: Craig Lewis

6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Check-in, Networking & Light Refreshments
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Presentation and Q&A

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From Highway US 101 Take Willow Road WEST (Exit 404B)