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       Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: October 10, 2013, 9:26 pm
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       The Micro(grid) Solution to the Macro Challenge of Climate
       Change
       Leia Guccione
       Consultant
       SNIPPET 1:
       The Microgrid Solution
       Not that long ago, I wrote a piece describing how a microgrid
       could help you survive a zombie apocalypse; the reality is
       microgrids can help us both prepare for and prevent the much
       more realistic threat of climate change. Combatting climate
       change necessarily involves a critical shift away from fossil
       fuels and towards clean energy, efficiency, and renewable
       energy.
       Such energy resources are inherently distributed and resilient,
       which makes them naturally compatible with—and their benefits
       maximized by—microgrids. Thus with efficiency and renewables as
       part of a microgrid electricity architecture, you don’t have to
       choose between mitigation and adaptation. You can have both. You
       can have your cake and eat it, too.
       SNIPPET 2:
       San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has partnered with the
       Department of Energy (DOE) and the California Energy Commission
       (CEC) to build the Borrego Springs Microgrid. This vulnerable
       portion of SDG&E territory lies in the remote northeast corner
       of their service territory, at the end of a single transmission
       line, in an area prone to wildfires.
       In order to provide better service to this territory while also
       protecting the greater SDG&E grid, the utility has assembled a
       microgrid that incorporates distributed solar PV, distributed
       energy storage, community and utility-scale energy storage,
       smart controls, an advanced Outage Management System (OMS), and
       microgrid capabilities. In the event that SDG&E needs to isolate
       Borrego Springs due to a wildfire or other system threat, the
       community has a diverse mix of energy assets, which give it the
       ability to stand on its own.
       It is, in many ways, a textbook deployment of a
       microgrid—integrated with the macro-grid normally, able to
       self-sufficiently island when necessary, powered by portfolio of
       distributed and largely renewable energy resources.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: Surly1
       Date: October 11, 2013, 5:23 am
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       BTW, AG I am reposting many of these articles on the DDFB page.
       I assume that is OK.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: October 11, 2013, 5:25 pm
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       Surly,
       Absolutely! Post anything you want that you find here with or
       without attribution.
       The more people know about the bad stuff that has happened and
       the good stuff that can and is happening, the better.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: July 31, 2014, 2:25 pm
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       Case Study: Using OPC Software To Operate Wind Farms in Spain
       Darek Kominek, MatrikonOPC
       July 31, 2014
       Confronted by problems such as multiple locations, proprietary
       components from multiple vendors, and the necessity for reliable
       communication channels over unreliable network environments, the
       energy company had found data consolidation from its different
       wind farms highly challenging.
       In partnering with experts dedicated to provide a vendor-neutral
       solution, OPC could be implemented as a corporate standard for
       communication. Thanks to this, the energy company achieved a
       scalable and robust architecture based on an open standard which
       enables the creation of a vendor neutral hardware and software
       architecture. As a result, the connectivity between the remote
       wind farms and the control center allowed for reliable data
       transition and reduced project costs.
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       Full article here:
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       Agelbert NOTE: Fossil fuel power plants are NOT available for
       power production an average of 12.5% of the time. The next time
       some idiot tells you Renewable Energy is intermittent, ask them,
       AS OPPOSED TO WHAT? And nuclear power plants are DOWN more than
       12.5% of the time!
       Source: Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: August 12, 2014, 6:24 pm
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       US State Breaks Ground on a "Perfect" Solar + Storage Microgrid
       that Can Provide Resilient Power
       Another first for Vermont as the state breaks ground on a
       project that combines solar and energy storage in a microgrid
       funded through a unique federal-state-utility-NGO partnership.
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       Jennifer Runyon, Chief Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com
       August 12, 2014
       
       Nashua, NH -- Today Green Mountain Power (GMP) broke ground on a
       solar plus energy storage microgrid in Rutland, Vermont with one
       expert calling it a "perfect" project. The 2.5-MW solar project
       is being developed in conjunction with Dynapower and GroSolar
       and includes 4 MW of battery storage, both lithium ion and lead
       acid, to integrate the solar generation into the local grid, and
       to provide resilient power in case of a grid outage.
       Interested in microgrids? Sign up for our Microgrid Executive
       MBA Training Course with author and professor Mahesh Bhave. In
       this course, you will learn to evaluate project economics of
       microgrid projects in a variety of markets using case studies,
       financial models, and templates. Find more information here.
       The companies said that this project is one of the first
       solar-only microgrids in the nation, and the first to provide
       full back-up to an emergency shelter on the distribution
       network. “Solar power and battery storage will provide clean
       reliable power to a school that serves as an emergency shelter,
       helping a community cope with loss of power in a future
       disaster,” said Lewis Milford, president of Clean Energy Group,
       which manages the Clean Energy States Alliance.
       Green Mountain Power has set a goal of making Rutland, VT the
       solar capital of New England and this project, which is also
       being developed on a brownfield site thereby revitalizing a
       depressed area, will help it meet that goal.
       “This project is a national model for the future of clean energy
       – combining solar with energy storage,” said Dr. Imre Gyuk,
       Energy Storage Program Manager in the DOE's Office of
       Electricity Delivery. “This project provides resilient power
       during emergencies while benefitting the grid at other times.
       The technical innovations will reduce cost and make the project
       commercially viable…. This is the perfect project! It has social
       value, technical innovation, and furthers renewable integration
       for the grid.”
       Gyuk, who said he was in "an excellent mood" after the
       groundbreaking event on Tuesday, continued: "This project has
       everything and in particular, it has total buy-in [from federal,
       state, and local government agencies as well as industry and the
       utility]."
       Gyuk said the the cost recovery for this project will come
       largely through services to the grid. "During non-emergency
       periods, [the energy storage] is simply there to make the grid
       smoother," he said. Gyuk is particularly interested in how
       utilities will value grid resiliency and said that this project
       will help further that discussion. "Emergency services are more
       difficult to monitize," he explained.
       In terms of the value of energy storage, "frequency regulation
       has now become a commerially viable business," said Gyuk. This
       isn't only because it has been demonstrated to work technically
       but also because FERC realized the value of doing it fast and
       with clean energy, he said. Gyuk estimates that frequency
       regulation with energy storage is valued at roughly twice what
       frequency regulation is when it's done with fossil fuels.   ;D
       The energy storage component of this project is co-funded by a
       federal-state-NGO partnership involving the State of Vermont;
       the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity; and the
       Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), a
       project managed by Clean Energy States Alliance and Sandia
       National Laboratories.
       GMP said that the project puts Vermont in the forefront of the
       new movement toward microgrids, energy storage, and grid
       modernization. Solar + storage and microgrid technologies are
       poised to revolutionize resilient power, bringing clean,
       locally-generated power to communities all over the world. These
       systems can keep critical facilities, such as emergency
       shelters, firehouses and fueling stations, operating when the
       grid goes down.
       There is a great need for such resilient power solutions, as
       shown by recent disasters like Hurricane Sandy, which affected
       the entire eastern seaboard and left millions without electrical
       service. With this project, Vermont takes a giant step toward
       addressing this need, as well as meeting Vermont’s clean energy
       and emissions reduction goals.
       The $10 million project is expected to be up and running by
       December 2014.
       Editor's note: Want to learn how to design a microgrid? Sign up
       for RenewableEnergyWorld.com's Microgrid Executive MBA Training
       Course with author and professor Mahesh Bhave. In this course,
       you will learn to evaluate project economics of microgrid
       projects in a variety of markets using case studies, financial
       models, and templates. Find more information at link below.
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       My comment:
       A. G. Gelbert
       August 12, 2014
       As a resident of Vermont and GMP customer, I celebrate this
       prudent, wise, profitable and sustainable course of action.
       Thank you, GMP, for acting sanely while surrounded by an insane
       U.S. energy industry.
       Perhaps logical thinking will catch on in the rest of the
       country in general and the utilities in particular. But I'm not
       holding my breath.
       Not discussed in most energy web sites and threads is the FACT
       that many, many people like myself are QUITE WILLING to accept
       all kinds of WWII type restrictions on energy use in order to go
       100% renewable energy. That is, I am willing to ACCEPT an
       INSTANT and PERMANENT elimination of grid power for 75% of the
       day, every day. Also a 2 gallon per day LIMIT on TOTAL
       gasoline/heating oil/ equivalent cubic feet of natural gas
       consumption. WE ARE READY TO DO IT NOW!
       Just IMAGINE the HUGE drop in national energy use if we ALL did
       that and anybody who wanted more HAD to get it from renewable
       energy, not fossil fuels or nuclear power. And NO MORE DIRTY
       ENERGY SUBSIDIES OF ANY KIND!
       But in our idiotic "we cannot slow down the economy for a silly
       thing like having a viable biosphere" world, these OBVIOUS rapid
       fixes to get off dirty energy in less than a decade just never
       get traction.
       Obvious and sane behavior needs to become part of the USA again.
       I hope GMP is showing the way.
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       MORE grid reliability from adding renewable energy, NOT less!
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: August 13, 2014, 12:34 pm
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       Germany Added A Lot Of Wind And Solar Power, And Its Electric
       Grid Became More Reliable
       Germany only lost 15.91 minutes of electricity per customer in
       2012. That's better than most of its European neighbors, and
       much better than the U.S.
       SNIPPET:
       To hear its critics tell it, Germany’s ambitious push to switch
       over to renewable energy has delivered an electrical grid that’s
       capricious, unreliable, and prone to blackouts. But according to
       data highlighted by ECO Report last week, the reality on the
       ground couldn’t be further from that caricature.  :icon_mrgreen:
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       Take THAT, Mr. REALITY challenged Mking who claims to only DO
       "nuts and bolts" math reality. Mking, proud member of magical
       thinkers for fossil fuel cornucopia! LOL!
       And let us not forget our DEAR SWEET Nicole Foss who loudly
       warned and admonished as an ENERGY EXPERT that Germany's path
       was WRONG!
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: February 5, 2015, 9:52 pm
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       [b]AC/DC: In the New Current Wars, Will Edison Win Out After
       All?[/b]
       
       Posted February 3, 2015
       In the late 1800s, as the United States embarked on a public
       effort to electrify the country, the “War of Currents” pitted
       Alternating Current (AC) power against Direct Current (DC)
       power. On one side was Thomas Edison, an advocate of DC power.
       On the other side was George Westinghouse, who had acquired the
       patents for AC power held by Nikola Tesla. In the end, the
       capability of AC power to run at high voltage from large central
       generating stations over long distances with relatively
       inexpensive transformers to “step down” and “step up” the
       voltage made AC the victor, setting the industry standard. As
       the electric power sector modernizes, however, two substantial
       changes could signal a return to the war of currents.
       First, declining costs and increasing options in distributed
       generation (DG) may offer an opportunity for microgrids and
       low-voltage transmission close to loads. These are the optimum
       conditions for the utilization of DC power, which can be more
       efficient than AC.
       Second, improvements in battery technologies are driving down
       costs for localized energy storage. Batteries, which deliver DC
       power, offer many advantages to the electric system for supply
       side management, but also for demand side management.
       Eliminating spikes in demand could dramatically reduce expensive
       peak power generation needs.
       Combining storage with distributed generation, DC-powered
       microgrids become a very attractive option for their system
       efficiency, reliability, resiliency, and ancillary benefits.
       The truth is, a surprising amount of today’s electronic devices
       are already DC. When I plug in my laptop, what goes into the
       computer itself is DC power – the power cord contains an
       inverter to change the current from AC at the plug to DC at the
       device. Every smartphone or other electronic device that charges
       from a USB cable uses DC power. That little USB plug that you
       put in the wall – that’s an inverter.
       Variable speed motors, which are much more efficient than fixed
       speed motors, contain DC inverters, because DC offers the
       flexibility to meet varying speed requirements.
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       LED lights are also based on DC technology. The bulb contains a
       micro-inverter to change from AC to DC power, but at a cost. The
       conversion leads not only to reduction in efficiency, but also
       reduction in operable life. LEDs already last longer than
       incandescents and CFLs, but when they fail, it is the usually
       inverter that goes, not the bulb itself.
       The biggest opportunity comes from the fact that the leading
       form of distributed generation, solar photovoltaic, creates
       electricity in DC. Now, solar owners need an inverter to get the
       power into AC for the grid and our AC-wired homes – again, at a
       cost. The typical derating of solar from nameplate capacity,
       from a variety of causes, is 23%, with roughly 8% of the
       reduction due to DC to AC conversion.
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       storage
       system don’t require net metering, which has come under attack
       as solar installations have grown.
       So, if much of our consumption requires DC power and distributed
       generation technologies generate DC,why should we lose so much
       energy by converting the current to AC and then back to DC? What
       if we turned the system around, inverting only where AC is
       required instead of DC? From an energy standpoint, that may be
       the future.
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       At the Devil’s Thumb Ranch, an eco-resort in the mountains of
       Colorado, Schneider Electric teamed up with advanced energy
       engineering firm PosEn to transform almost 200,000 square feet
       of buildings from standard AC to a DC microgrid system with
       lithium-ion battery storage and intelligent controls, along with
       distributed generation.
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       At a new barn and veterinary facility built to use only DC
       power, the system powers a well pump, motors, lighting, and
       trough heaters in a harsh environment (it gets down to -40
       degrees F).  The power consumption of the facility was
       originally designed for about 10kW of AC – but that dropped to
       just 3.2kW utilizing locally generated DC power, sophisticated
       energy management, and energy storage.
       There are other advantages to low voltage DC as well. Take the
       laptop power cord.  If you were to cut the cord and grab the
       wires on the AC side of the adapter, you would get a nasty
       shock. You would also create a fire danger. But on the DC side,
       cutting the cord would not cause a fire, and the shock would be
       much less. (Still, don’t try this at home). Wider utilization of
       low voltage DC would also make electrical work safer and easier.
       The National Electric Code (NEC), that is the standard across
       the country requires a licensed electrician to do work involving
       AC power – but low voltage DC can be done safely by a
       knowledgeable layperson, reducing construction and remodeling
       costs.
       Or take local distribution lines. Those wires that run from pole
       to pole are expensive to maintain and are exposed to the risk of
       falling tree limbs in storms, but the cost of putting them under
       ground is prohibitive. Low voltage DC lines can be undergrounded
       for much lower cost – giving the community a highly resilient
       distribution system without unsightly wires.
       With all of these benefits of DC in a changing technology
       landscape where on-site DC generation and DC-powered devices are
       both growing in popularity, we could see a return to the current
       wars – and this time, Edison just may win.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: March 15, 2016, 9:25 pm
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       First Peer-to-Peer Solar Network Forms in Brooklyn, NY
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       Have you ever thought of this possibility? You have too much
       shade on your roof for solar panels, but your neighbors have
       plenty of sun, producing more than they need. Why not buy
       electricity from their solar arrays instead of from the grid?
       A new microgrid network in Brooklyn, New York is doing exactly
       that, developing a peer-to-peer solar network where neighbors
       can buy and sell solar and wind energy.
       This is the first step toward transforming how energy is bought
       and sold.
       The Brooklyn Microgrid runs on Ethereum, a technology created
       for secure Bitcoin transactions. It monitors energy flows
       through the system and allows residents to buy and sell energy
       on the peer-to-peer network.
       "It's pretty hands off - as we think that will suit consumers
       best - but in the future we plan to enable people to set
       preferences to maximise savings, do good in the community, and
       sell energy cheaper to low income areas."
       Developing a network like this is complicated right now. It
       requires contracts, financing, network designs, for example, but
       that will work itself out over time.
       
       Last year, SolarCity launched GridLogic, where they design and
       operate custom turn-key microgrids that combine locally-produced
       solar, batteries (from Tesla) and energy management.
       
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       [center]Benefits of Microgrids [/center]
       Microgrids - small, community-based energy systems that are
       independent from the grid - are taking off by the thousands
       across the US, and NY State in particular, supports a transition
       to distributed energy.
       
       "Communities are taking an important first step toward securing
       their energy future. By ensuring a continuous energy supply,
       medical facilities and communities can more reliably provide
       critical services and be better protected in the event that
       disaster strikes. I encourage communities across the state to
       participate in the NY Prize program to make their energy systems
       stronger and more resilient," says Governor Cuomo.
       Microgrids hook up to the central utility grid, but don't rely
       on it and can be disconnected during a storm - protecting
       members from power outages.
       During Superstorm Sandy, residents with solar systems were
       distraught when they couldn't get electricity during the storm.
       That's because they were hooked to the grid and for safety
       purposes, the connection had to be turned off to protect people
       from being electrocuted when working on transmission lines.
       A microgrid takes care of that problem because it continues to
       run even when the grid connection is turned off.
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       Another benefit of microgrids is that energy isn't lost as it
       travels long distances through transmission lines.
       About 6% of the electricity generated from central power plants
       is lost, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
       "This whole concept benefits the area you live in. By buying
       energy locally, rather than from a national entity, the money
       goes back into the pockets of people in the community," explains
       Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Transactive Grid.
       "For so long, we have been beholden to the big energy companies
       and the take up of renewable energy has been held back by
       traditional business models. We want to give people another
       option."
       Connecticut is building a state-wide microgrid and New Jersey
       has the first microgrid for a transit system. California is
       spending $26.5 million in grants for microgrid projects, and the
       military is very active on microgrids, even experimenting with
       tethering them together.
       Read our article, Consortium Forms to Accelerate Microgrids in
       US.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: February 10, 2017, 6:10 pm
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       [center]Top 5 Hybrid Energy News (Solar- and Wind-Diesel-Hybrid
       + Microgrids) – November 2016 by THEnergy[/center]
       mining · islands · minigrids · microgrids · solar-diesel-hybrid
       · wind-diesel-hybrid · energy-storage
       The November edition of our “Top 5 Hybrid Energy News” features
       Tesla, SolarCity, Redavia, Shanta Gold, New Sun Road, Microsoft,
       Leonardo DiCaprio’s Blackadore Caye Resort, Omni Power and
       Astronergy. In the past month, we have seen interesting
       microgrid projects on islands, solar for the mining industry and
       a large-scale commercial PV solution for post-offices in
       Bangladesh.
       
       Top 1
       Tesla Powers American Samoan Island With Solar-Storage Microgrid
       Tesla and SolarCity have deployed a solar plus storage microgrid
       on the island of Ta’u located more than 4,000 miles from the
       U.S. West Coast. Before, the island had suffered power rationing
       and outages. The microgrid consists of a 1.4 MW PV array and 6
       MWh of battery storage from 60 Tesla Powerpacks. Diesel gensets
       are only used as back-up.
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       Top 2
       Redavia to Expand Its Shanta Gold Mine PV Project to 672kW in
       Tanzania
       The expansion project is the second phase of a two-phased
       process to increase New Luika's use of solar energy. The
       existing 63kW rental solar power plant built in 2014 will be
       extended by 609kW. Work on the expansion plant has already begun
       and will continue into 2017.
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       "Shanta Gold's decision to expand Redavia's rental solar farm to
       more than ten-fold is strong proof that rental solar makes sense
       for off-grid mines”, comments Erwin Spolders, CEO of Redavia.
       
       Top 3
       Microsoft Supported Start-up New Sun Road Powers Islands in
       Southern Uganda
       The 50,000 inhabitants of the Ssese Islands in Uganda depend
       largely on the fishing industry. New Sun Road built solar
       microgrids that substituted costly diesel energy and provides
       reliable power supply for the local industry.
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       “New Sun Road’s project delivers affordable, clean energy and
       productive services to rural small businesses, many of them
       operated by women. We believe their solution will massively
       scale in the years to come due to their significant investments
       in leveraging the power of big data, the cloud, machine
       learning, and artificial intelligence to deliver clean energy
       and connectivity more efficiently and effectively”, explains
       Kevin Connolly, Business Development at Microsoft Affordable
       Access Initiative. Jalel Sager, Director of New Sun Road adds:
       “Uganda has all the right conditions for a vibrant solar
       market—lots of off-grid users, plenty of sunshine, and fluency
       in mobile money. Once its small-power producer regulations
       become firmer and more evenly enforced, we can expect to see a
       very quick uptake.”
       
       Top 4
       Leonardo DiCaprio’s Island Resort in Belize Will Be Powered By
       Renewables
       Blackadore Caye Resort off the Atlantic coast of Belize was
       planned by Denniston International Architects & Planners Ltd.
       There will be 36 residential estate homes and 36 bookable
       bungalows spread over the island's 104 acres. Solar panels will
       be installed to generate as much renewable energy as possible.
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       This could be an interesting reference for renewable energy
       players. If DiCaprio is ambitious, he could create another
       flagship example for renewables on islands, like Over Yonder Cay
       of the Bosarge Family Office, Richard Branson’s Necker Island or
       Club Med’s Gasfinolhu Island.
       
       Top 5
       Omni Power equips 8,500 post offices in Bangladesh with solar
       The PV installations will provide a reliable off grid power
       source to post offices in remote regions where power cuts or
       lack of grid connection are a problem. The Bangladeshi
       Government will cover the costs, which amount to US$20 million.
       Many PV plants will reduce diesel consumption. The PV modules
       will be delivered by Astronergy.
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       Re: Microgrids
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: March 16, 2017, 5:27 pm
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       [center]Growing the Minigrid Market in Sub-Saharan Africa
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