Her work can be found in prominent energy business journals as well as mainstream publications. She has been writing about energy for more than two decades and is published widely. She also co-founded, where she continues to lead a team of energy writers who produce content for energy companies and advocacy organizations. She is chief editor and co-founder of Microgrid Knowledge and serves as co-host of the publication’s popular conference series. Read more about projects like this on the Microgrid Knowledge channel dedicated to remote microgrids.Įlisa Wood is an award-winning writer and editor who specializes in the energy industry. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, positioned the merger as a way to create a one-stop shop for consumers and businesses that want to purchase electric vehicles, solar panels and battery storage. SolarCity is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesla. The announcement of the new microgrid comes just one day after SolarCity and Tesla made official their merger in a filing before the U.S. It’s a serious problem, and this project will hopefully set a good example for everyone else to follow,” Ahsoon tells Rive. Beach erosions and other noticeable changes are a part of life here. Living on an island, you experience global warming firsthand. This project will help lessen the carbon footprint of the world. Project funding came from the authority, along with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior. The American Samoa Power Authority will operate the remote microgrid for the island’s 600 residents. “Tau’s microgrid replaces diesel generators with more affordable solar energy, and is designed to optimize system performance and maximize savings,” Rive writes. By using the microgrid, the island will cut the need for 109,500 gallons of diesel per year, according to SolarCity.
Rive described the financial benefit to the island as substantial, factoring in the costs of the fuel and its transportation to the distant island.
And now, in 2016, we were still experiencing the same problems.” Remote microgrid cuts energy costs It’s hard to live not knowing what’s going to happen. Water systems here also use pumps, everyone in the village uses and depends on that. Once diesel gets low, we try to save it by using it only for mornings and afternoons. We rely on that boat for everything, including importing diesel for the generators for all of our electricity. Rive quotes local resident Keith Ahsoon whose family owns a food store on the island: “I recall a time they weren’t able to get the boat out here for two months. The project replaces diesel generators with nearly 100 percent renewable energy.īecause of interruptions in diesel fuel shipments, the island is no stranger to power rationing and outages. The remote microgrid uses 1.4 MW of solar and 6 MWh of battery storage from 60 Tesla Powerpacks. The microgrid’s “benefits are life changing for residents,” says Peter Rive, cofounder and chief technology officer, in a blog posted on SolarCity’s website.
The company installed a solar microgrid on the island of Ta’u in American Samoa.
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