Babcock Ranch Solar Array – Florida – after Hurricane Ian
We talk to many communities about how adding more solar arrays (or “Distributed Energy Resources”) adds resilience to their power grid. Even if you don’t have batteries, solar arrays reduce the need for energy to be transmitted from power plants located miles away from your home or neighborhood. If your solar array produces more power than you need, the extra power goes onto the grid and is used by your neighbors. An important part of that discussion however is the planning. Creating a system that you expect to be challenged by extreme weather conditions doesn’t happen by chance.
Last fall, when Ian hit Florida so hard, we all watched as communities struggled with the after effects of the storm, including thousands without power. Here’s a story about a solar community that didn’t lose power, and, as a result, showed just how vital planning for solar resilience can be.
Check out the rest of the story from CNN here.