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Mobile solar microgrid sees deployment amidst Hurricane Helene recovery efforts
https://saportareport.com/mobile-solar-microgrid-sees-deployment-amidst-hurricane-helene-recovery-efforts/sections/reports/mark-lannaman/Mobile solar microgrid sees deployment amidst Hurricane Helene recovery efforts
(Photo from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.)
by Mark Lannaman
October 9, 2024 8:12 pm
A mobile solar microgrid has been aiding in recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, a powerful hurricane that rocked the Southeast in late September.
The Mobile Solar Power Station — an array of solar panels transported via a small trailer that can be unloaded anywhere — debuted at the annual sustainability celebration Ray Day last year; nearly a year later, the Georgia-built microgrid was deployed to help Georgians for just this kind of scenario.
North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church, facilitators and stewards of the mobile microgrid, deployed its services to Camp Tygart outside of Valdosta, Ga. The microgrid reportedly powered lights, freezers and refrigerators at the church camp until the power was restored.
The United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) released a fact sheet detailing the potential for the solar microgrid; it has a total solar capacity of 16 kW, and a total battery storage capacity of 38.4 kWh.
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(Photo from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.)
by Mark Lannaman
October 9, 2024 8:12 pm
A mobile solar microgrid has been aiding in recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, a powerful hurricane that rocked the Southeast in late September.
The Mobile Solar Power Station — an array of solar panels transported via a small trailer that can be unloaded anywhere — debuted at the annual sustainability celebration Ray Day last year; nearly a year later, the Georgia-built microgrid was deployed to help Georgians for just this kind of scenario.
North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church, facilitators and stewards of the mobile microgrid, deployed its services to Camp Tygart outside of Valdosta, Ga. The microgrid reportedly powered lights, freezers and refrigerators at the church camp until the power was restored.
The United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) released a fact sheet detailing the potential for the solar microgrid; it has a total solar capacity of 16 kW, and a total battery storage capacity of 38.4 kWh.
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